glossoplegia

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noun

Paralysis of the tongue.

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Meanings

nounglossoplegia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableParalysis of the tongue.

    If so, how can it be admitted that a lingual paralysis, or rather a glossoplegia, in cases of brain disease, depends on the destruction or alteration of conductors or cells employed in the production of voluntary movements in the tongue?

    1878 February 2, C. E. Brown-Séquard, “The Psysiological Pathology of the Brain”, in The Lancet, volume 1, page 154

Origin

From glosso- + -plegia.

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Translations

French glossoplégie
  • glossoplégieparalysis
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APA

glossoplegia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glossoplegia

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Chicago

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