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Definition of paraplegia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

paraplegia

noun
 
/ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə/
 
/ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə/
 [uncountable]
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  1. paralysis (= loss of control or feeling) in the legs and lower bodyTopics Disabilityc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek paraplēgia, from paraplēssein ‘strike at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + plēssein ‘to strike’.
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