paraplegia

noun para·ple·gia \ˌpa-rə-ˈplē-j(ē-)ə\

medical : a condition in which you are permanently unable to move or feel your legs and the lower half of your body because of injury or illness

Full Definition of PARAPLEGIA

: paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement of both legs

— para·ple·gic \-jik\ adjective or noun

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New Latin, from Greek paraplēgiē hemiplegia, from para- + -plēgia -plegia

First Known Use: circa 1657

Medical Dictionary

noun para·ple·gia \ˌpar-ə-ˈplē-j(ē-)ə\

: paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement of both legs usually due to disease of or injury to the spinal cord

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