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paraplegic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paraplegia \Par`a*ple"gi*a\, Paraplegy \Par"a*ple`gy\, n. [NL. paraplegia, fr Gr ? hemiplegia, fr ? to strike at the side ? beside + ? to strike: cf F. parapl['e]gie.] (Med.) Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- {Par`a*pleg"ic}, a. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paraplegic adj : suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord n : a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)
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