Disease or Syndrome
paraplegia Audio
par·a·ple·gi·a [ par-uh-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]
Subclass of:
Paralysed
Etymology:
Greek para = near + plege = a stroke + -ia = condition
Used by Galen. It still means a paralysis of two adjoining limbs, usually of both legs.
Definitions related to paraplegia:
  • Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, often caused by damage to the spinal cord.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. This condition is most often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, although BRAIN DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause bilateral leg weakness.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Severe or complete weakness of both lower extremities with sparing of the upper extremities.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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