Medical Dictionary

paraplegia

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

Medical Definition of PARAPLEGIA

:  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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