diplegia

diplegia
Paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body. SYN: double hemiplegia. [G. di-, two, + plege, a stroke]
- congenital facial d. SYN: Möbius syndrome.
- facial d. paralysis of both sides of the face.
- infantile d. SYN: spastic d..
- masticatory d. paralysis of all the muscles of mastication.
- spastic d. a type of cerebral palsy in which there is bilateral spasticity, with the lower extremities more severely affected. Cf.:flaccid paralysis. SYN: Erb-Charcot disease (1), infantile d., Little disease, spastic spinal paralysis.

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di·ple·gia dī-'plē-j(ē-)ə n paralysis of corresponding parts (as the legs) on both sides of the body

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n.
paralysis involving both sides of the body and affecting the legs more severely than the arms. Cerebral diplegia is a form of cerebral palsy in which there is widespread damage, in both cerebral hemispheres, of the brain cells that control the movements of the limbs.
• diplegic adj.

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di·ple·gia (di-pleґje-ə) [di- + -plegia] paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of the body; called also bilateral paralysis. diplegic adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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