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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
paraplegia /ˌparəˈpliːdʒə/

▶noun paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease. Compare with monoplegia.

– derivatives
paraplegic adjective & noun.

– origin C17: mod. L., from Gk paraplēgia, from paraplēssein ‘strike at the side’.

'paraplegia' also found in these Oxford entries:

monoplegia - -plegia

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