2. -Plegia
(PLEE-jee-ah)
— Suffix meaning paralysis or a stroke
— From the Greek plege meaning a blow or stroke.
— cardioplegia (paralysis of the heart)
— hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the
body
— quadriplegia (paralysis of all four
extremities)
— paraplegia (paralysis of the legs)
3. Hemiplegia
— Hemiplegia: Paralysis of one side of the
body.
— From hemi- (half) + plege (a blow, stroke).
— Total paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on
the same side of the body.
— may be congenital or acquired from an
illness or stroke.
4. Hemiplegia continued
— Hemiplegia is a common medical disorder.
— In elderly individuals, strokes are the most common
cause of hemiplegia.
— In children, the majority of cases of hemiplegia have
no identifiable cause and occur with a frequency of
about one in every thousand births.
— Majority of cases of hemiplegia that occur up to the
age of two should be considered to be cerebral
palsy until proven otherwise.
9. -algesia
(al-JEE-zee-ah)
— from the Greek word algesis, the sensitivity
to pain.
— Analgesics, most commonly known as
painkillers, are used to reduce the feeling of
pain.
— The term is sometimes used to refer
to hyperalgesia (an extreme sensitivity).
11. Analgesics
— Analgesic drugs act in various ways on
the peripheral and central nervous systems;
they include paracetamol (para-
acetylaminophenol, also known in the US as
acetaminophen), the
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates,
and opioid drugs such as morphine and opium.
They are distinct from anesthetics, which
reversibly eliminate sensation.
