Found 2 items, similar to paraplegic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: paraplegic paraplegic adj : suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord n : a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Paraplegic 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]