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hemiplegic

adjective

as in paralyzed

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  1. paralyzed
  2. paraplegic
  3. quadriplegic
  4. special-needs
Adjective
  • Lasko suffered the spinal cord injury in a collision with a teammate June 30 that left him paralyzed from the chest down, with both arms affected, too.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The former labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston then jumped from a second-story window in an apparent suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of paralyzed
Adjective
  • On the island, the team makes the acquaintance of Rex (Hayden Chamberlain), a paraplegic dog who has been stranded there for two years and in that time has befriended the dinosaurs and constructed an elaborate treehouse for himself.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of paraplegic
Adjective
  • Some were recovering from surgery; others were quadriplegic or in palliative care.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • Aariana Rose Philip is an Antiguan American model and musician who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
    — Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026
Definition of quadriplegic
Adjective
  • Roell was later accused of abusing nonverbal special-needs students at Crosby Elementary School, authorities said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The couple had a son, Colin, and founded The Denver Foundation to help special-needs children after Colin was diagnosed with severe autism.
    — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of special-needs
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