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nounplegia (countable and uncountable, plural plegias)
plural plegias
- countablerareuncountablemedicineparalysis
Diagnoses such as drug abuse, congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, depression/anxiety/psychosis, dementia, diabetes, malignancy or tumor, plegia, and renal disease increased the risk of not being treated.
2015 July 14, “Correlates of Initiation of Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in United States Veterans, 2004–2009”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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APA
plegia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plegia
MLA
“plegia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plegia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plegia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plegia.
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