Found 2 items, similar to Paraplegia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: paraplegia paraplegia n : paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Paraplegia Paraplegia \Par`a*ple"gi*a\, Paraplegy \Par"a*ple`gy\, n. [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr. ? hemiplegia, fr. ? to strike at the side; para` beside + ? to strike: cf. F. parapl['e]gie.] (Med.) Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- Par`a*pleg"ic, a. [1913 Webster]