triplegia

triplegia
1. Paralysis of three limbs, both extremities on one side and one on the other. 2. Paralysis of an upper and a lower extremity and of the face. [tri- + G. plege, stroke]

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tri·ple·gia (')trī-'plē-j(ē-)ə n hemiplegia plus paralysis of a limb on the opposite side

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tri·ple·gia (tri-pleґjə) [tri- + -plegia] paralysis of three limbs.

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