paraplegic
noun/ˌpærəˈpliːdʒɪk/
/ˌpærəˈpliːdʒɪk/
- a person who has paraplegia Many people dislike this use and prefer to say that somebody has paraplegia rather than refer to them as ‘a paraplegic’.
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