paraplegia
A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot moveA condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.
Querschnittslähmung, Paraplegie
параплеги́яparaplegíja
paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin paraplegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγίη (paraplēgíē), Ionic Greek for παρFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: paraplegias| Singular | paraplegia |
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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