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PARAPLEGIA
paraplegia
(noun) paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
paraplegia (countable and uncountable, plural paraplegias)
(pathology) A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.
Source: Wiktionary
Par`a*ple"gi*a, Par"a*ple`gy, n. Etym: [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr. paraplégie.] (Med.)
Definition: Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord.
– Par`a*pleg"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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