paraplegia

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.

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[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.]

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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.

[1650–60; < New Latin < Greek paraplēgía. See para-¹, -plegia]

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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paraplegia - paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) palsy, paralysis - loss of the ability to move a body part

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Translations

paraplegia

paraplégie

paraplegija

paraplegiaparaplegico

paraplegia

dwarslaesie

paraplegia

[ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə] N → paraplejía f

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paraplegia

[ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə] n → paraplégie f

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paraplegia

n → doppelseitige Lähmung

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paraplegia

[ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə] n → paraplegia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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 paraplejía

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