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par⋅a⋅ple⋅gi⋅a

  [par-uh-plee-jee-uh, -juh]
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–noun Pathology.
paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
Origin:
1650–60; < NL < Gk paraplēgía. See para- 1 , -plegia

Related forms:
par⋅a⋅ple⋅gic  [par-uh-plee-jik, -plej-ik] , adjective, noun
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par·a·ple·gi·a   (pār'ə-plē'jē-ə, -jə)   
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-2 in Indo-European roots.]
par'a·ple'gic (-plē'jĭk) adj. & n.
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paraplegia 
"paralysis of the lower half of the body," 1657, coined in Mod.L. from Ionic Gk. paraplegie "paralysis of one side of the body," from paraplessein "strike at the side," paraplessesthai "be stricken on one side," from para- "beside" + plessein "to strike" (see plague). The adj. paraplegic is attested from c.1822; the noun meaning "paraplegic person" is first recorded 1890. An earlier adj. form was paraplectic (1661).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: para·ple·gia
Pronunciation: "par-&-'plE-j(E-)&
Function: noun
: paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement ofboth legs usually due to disease of or injury to the spinal cord

Main Entry: 1para·ple·gic
Pronunciation: -'plE-jik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or affected with paraplegia

Main Entry: 2paraplegic
Function: noun
: an individual affected with paraplegia
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paraplegia par·a·ple·gi·a (pār'ə-plē'jē-ə, -jə)
n.
Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord.

par'a·ple'gic (-plē'jĭk) adj. & n.

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paraplegia   (pār'ə-plē'jē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
Paralysis of the lower part of the body, caused by injury to the spinal cord.
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