paraplegia
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par·a·ple·gia
(păr′ə-plē′jə, -jē-ə)n.
Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord.
[Greek dialectal paraplēgiē, hemiplegia, from paraplēssesthai, paraplēg-, to be paralyzed, from paraplēssein, to strike on one side : para-, beside; see para-1 + plēssein, to strike; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
par′a·ple′gic (-plē′jĭk) adj. & n.
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paraplegia
(ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə)n
(Pathology) pathol paralysis of the lower half of the body, usually as the result of disease or injury of the spine. Compare hemiplegia, quadriplegia
[C17: via New Latin from Greek: a blow on one side, from para-1 + plēssein to strike]
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par•a•ple•gi•a
(ˌpær əˈpli dʒi ə, -dʒə)n.
paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
par`a•ple′gic (-ˈpli dʒɪk, -ˈplɛdʒ ɪk) adj., n.
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par·a·ple·gi·a
(păr′ə-plē′jē-ə) Paralysis of the lower part of the body, caused by injury to the spinal cord.
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Noun | 1. | paraplegia - paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) |
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paraplegia
paraplegija
paraplegia
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paraplegia
n → doppelseitige Lähmung
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par·a·ple·gi·a
n. paraplejía, parálisis de la parte inferior del tronco y de las piernas.
cerebral infantile ___ → ___ cerebral infantil;
familiar, spasmodic___ → ___ espasmódica, familiar;
spasmodic, spastic ___ → ___ espasmódica, espástica.
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paraplegia
n paraplejia or paraplejíaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.