Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glossoplegia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glos-so-ple-gia
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paralysis of the tongue.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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?"

Etymology

From glosso- + -plegia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: glosso
Suffix: plegia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does glossoplegia mean?: Paralysis of the tongue.
Where does glossoplegia come from?: From glosso- + -plegia.

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