paraplegic
having paraplegia; paralyzed in the lower half of the body or in both lower limbs as a result of spinal disease or injury.
a person who is paralyzed in this way.
Origin of paraplegic
1- Compare quadriplegic.
Words Nearby paraplegic
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How to use paraplegic in a sentence
Former Missouri State Senator Chuck Graham is paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair.
Today, the Florida woman is a partial paraplegic, he said, largely confined to her home with only her husband to care for her.
Law-Breaking Judges Took Cases That Could Make Them Even Richer | Reity O’Brien, Kytja Weir, Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity | April 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe younger Torregiani also took a bullet that day and ended up a paraplegic.
Cesare Battisti, the Murderer Taunting Italy | Barbie Latza Nadeau, Mac Margolis | January 26, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe patient was paraplegic, and death ensued thirty-three hours after admission.
A Treatise on Gunshot Wounds | Thomas LongmoreWhile moving about the hospital camp, another man pushed him down, and the patient then became completely paraplegic.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 | George Henry Makins
British Dictionary definitions for paraplegic
/ (ˌpærəˈpliːdʒɪk) /
pathol of, relating to, or afflicted with paraplegia
pathol a person afflicted with paraplegia
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