paraplegia
noun/ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə/
/ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə/
[uncountable]- paralysis (= loss of control or feeling) in the legs and lower bodyTopics Disabilityc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek paraplēgia, from paraplēssein ‘strike at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + plēssein ‘to strike’.
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