paraplegia
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paraplegia
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From New Latin paraplegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγίη (paraplēgíē), Ionic Greek for παραπληξία (paraplēxía, “paralysis on one side”), from παραπλήσσεσθαι (paraplḗssesthai, “to be stricken on one side”), active παραπλήσσειν (paraplḗssein, “to strike on one side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”).
noun paraplegias
- A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.
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noun paralysed condition
| Español | paraplejia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 하반신 불수 habansin bulsu |
| 日本語 | 対まひ tsuimahi |
| 中文 | 截癱 /截瘫 jiétān |
| Português | paraplegia |
| Français | paraplégie |
| Deutsch | Querschnittslähmung, Paraplegie |
| Italiano | paraplegia |
| Ελληνικά | παραπληγία parapligía |
| Русский | параплеги́я paraplegíja |
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title = {paraplegia},
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