paraplegic

[par-uh-plee-jee-uh, -juh] Example Sentences

par·a·ple·gi·a

[par-uh-plee-jee-uh, -juh]
noun Pathology.
paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.

Origin:
1650–60; < Neo-Latin < Greek paraplēgía. See para-1, -plegia

par·a·ple·gic [par-uh-plee-jik, -plej-ik] , adjective, noun
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Paraplegic is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example Sentences
  • Paraplegic and amputee athletes race on special wheelchairs and hand cycles.
  • He lies in the main hospital here with a video of the moment when he was shot and became a paraplegic.
  • Lame, blind, traumatised and paraplegic children have been absorbed into this unorthodox all-embracing family.
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World English Dictionary
paraplegic (ˌpærəˈpliːdʒɪk)
 
adj
1.  pathol of, relating to, or afflicted with paraplegia
 
n
2.  pathol a person afflicted with paraplegia

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