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diplegia

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 312 words | Copyright

diplegia (dy-plee-jă) n. paralysis involving both sides of the body and affecting the legs more severely than the arms. cerebral d. a form of cerebral palsy in which there is widespread damage, in both cerebral hemispheres, of the brain cells that control the movements of the limbs.
—diplegic adj.

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