paraplegia

Meaning

Noun

• A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.

Origin

• From New Latin paraplegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγίη, Ionic Greek for παραπληξία, from παραπλήσσεσθαι, active παραπλήσσειν, from παρά + πλήσσειν.