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