-plegia

 
Syllabification:

Entry from World dictionary

Pronunciation: /pliːdʒə/

suffix

Medicine
  • forming nouns denoting a kind of paralysis, as hemiplegia, paraplegia.

Derivatives

-plegic

suffix
forming corresponding adjectives.

Origin:

from Greek plēgē 'blow, stroke' (from plēssein 'to strike') + -ia1