PARAPLEGIA


Meaning of PARAPLEGIA in English

/ ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] paralysis (= loss of control or feeling) in the legs and lower body

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek paraplēgia , from paraplēssein strike at the side, from para beside + plēssein to strike.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.