monoplegia

American  

[mon-uh-plee-jee-uh, -plee-juh] / ˌmɒn əˈpli dʒi ə, -ˈpli dʒə /

noun

Pathology.

1. paralysis of one extremity, muscle, or muscle area.

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monoplegia British  

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈpliːdʒɪə, ˌmɒnəʊˈpliːdʒɪk /

noun

1. pathol paralysis limited to one limb or a single group of muscles

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Other Word Forms

• monoplegic adjective

Etymology

Origin of monoplegia

First recorded in 1885–90; mono- + -plegia

Example Sentences

In rare cases the whole motor area is destroyed—cortical hemiplegia; more generally the lesion affects one or more groups of muscles, and occasionally all the muscles of one limb are paralysed—cortical monoplegia.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Such conditions as transient hemiplegia, monoplegia or aphasia may occur.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

Paralysis of a single member or a single group of muscles is known as monoplegia and results from injury to the motor center or to a nerve trunk leading to the part that is involved.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.