paraplegic
adjective
having paraplegia; paralyzed in the lower half of the body or in both lower limbs as a result of spinal disease or injury.
paraplegics
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pluralof paraplegic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His work on paraplegics learning to walk again was featured at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival: New Frontier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Of those, 44 were marked as related to paraplegics, quadriplegics, other types of wheelchair users and other assistive-device users.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
Goydos remembers reading a story about a group of researchers who interviewed several lottery winners and several paraplegics and then going back to talk to the same people about their lives a year later.
From Golf Digest ● May 21, 2018
The possibility of using electrical current to stimulate muscle action in paralyzed limbs, perhaps allowing paraplegics to walk, is under study.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Some paraplegics seem to live a fuller life than ever.
From A Matter of Proportion by Anne Walker
