Paraplegia

Origin

From New Latin paraplegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγία, Ionic Greek for παραπληξία (paraplēksia, "paralysis on one side"), from παραπλήσσεσθαι (paraplēssesthai, "to be stricken on one side"), active παραπλήσσειν (paraplēssein, "to strike on one side"), from παρά (para, "beside") + πλήσσειν (plēssein, "to strike").

Full definition of paraplegia

Noun

1. (pathology) A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.

Related terms

• monoplegia
• hemiplegia
• paraplegic
• quadriplegia