plegia
Inability to move
Plegia is a medical suffix meaning paralysis, appearing in terms like hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body), paraplegia (paralysis of the lower limbs), and quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs).
The suffix derives from a Greek word meaning stroke or blow—the sudden onset of paralysis as if struck down.
Lack of motion
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
- atrophyWasting from disuse
dependence · adaptation · assistive devices · mobility aids · caregiver · accessibility · chronic · progressive
Paralysis affecting all limbs
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
- cerebral palsyNeurological disorder impairing motor function
neurological · motor neuron · brain injury · neuropathy · myelopathy · flaccid · spastic · motor function
Paralysis of three limbs
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
upper limb · lower limb · facial · acquired · congenital
immobility
Lack of motion
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
atrophy · dependence · adaptation · assistive devices · mobility aids · caregiver · accessibility · chronic · progressive · permanent
tetraplegia
Paralysis affecting all limbs
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- spinal cord injuryDamage to backbone's neural tissue
cerebral palsy · neurological · motor neuron · brain injury · neuropathy · myelopathy · flaccid · spastic · motor function · sensory loss
triplegia
Paralysis of three limbs
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- completeLacking nothing, fully done
incomplete · upper limb · lower limb · facial · acquired · congenital
plegiamobility
Capacity for movement
motility · voluntary movement · motor function · kinesis · locomotion