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Paraplegia

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Noun
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par=a=ple=gia

CIDE DICTIONARY

Paraplegian. [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr. hemiplegia, fr. to strike at the side; para` beside + to strike: cf. F. paraplégie.].
     Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Paraplegia, n. paralysis of the legs and part or the whole of the trunk.

Derivative
paraplegic adj. & n.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk paraplegia f. paraplesso (as PARA-(1), plesso strike)

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