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paraplegia
[par-uh-plee-jee-uh, -juh]
noun
paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
paraplegia
/ ˌæəˈːə /
noun
pathol paralysis of the lower half of the body, usually as the result of disease or injury of the spine Compare hemiplegia quadriplegia
paraplegia
Paralysis of the lower part of the body, caused by injury to the spinal cord.
Other Word Forms
- paraplegic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of paraplegia1
Word History and Origins
Origin of paraplegia1
Example Sentences
The plaintiff, Darwin Boggs, has paraplegia and uses a wheelchair when traveling in public, the suit said.
Knowing how these molecular machines work may be key to understanding and treating motoneuron diseases such as multiple sclerosis and spastic paraplegia.
Here are the stories of a disabled woman, her father and her caretakers; a lawyer and her late mother’s physician; a woman with paraplegia and her home health aide; and a contact tracer.
Common symptoms are back pain, lower limb weakness and paraplegia.
He also received special monthly compensation for paraplegia and was given allowances for a caregiver and Social Security Administration disability insurance payments, court documents said.
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