Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panplegia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pan-ple-gia
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

paralysis of all four extremities

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Necrotic tissue and/or epidural abscess compressing the spinal cord, if not treated, can be complicated by paraplegia or even panplegia."

Etymology

From pan- + -plegia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pan
Suffix: plegia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does panplegia mean?: paralysis of all four extremities
Where does panplegia come from?: From pan- + -plegia.

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