Meanings
nounlaloplegia (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineParalysis of the organs of speech.
He made expressive gestures to manifest his thoughts, and on giving him pencil and paper he was able to write them down. His tongue preserved all its movements and its sensibility. It was evidently a case of laloplegia.
1878 August 15, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 99, page 220
Origin
From Ancient Greek λαλέω (laléō, “talk”) + -plegia, equivalent to lalo- + -plegia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian laloplegia
- laloplegiaparalysis of the organs of speech
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