glossoplegia

English

Etymology

From glosso- +‎ -plegia.

Noun

glossoplegia (uncountable)

1. Paralysis of the tongue.
   • 1878 February 2, C. E. Brown-Séquard, “The Psysiological Pathology of the Brain”, in The Lancet, volume 1, page 154:

     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?

Translations

paralysis

• French: glossoplégie (fr) f