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Recent Examples of paraplegia
Users with paraplegia can easily transfer into the suit directly from their wheelchair, ensuring exceptional usability for people with disabilities.
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2024
Those with quadriplegia or paraplegia who continue to drive have to install expensive or sophisticated hardware to control the foot pedals with their hands.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2024
The neurosurgery team wanted to operate immediately to prevent paraplegia.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
Not being very fast enough to run track or strong enough to play football is like having Cerebral Palsy or paraplegia.
—Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2024
Those with quadriplegia or paraplegia who continue to drive have to install expensive or sophisticated hardware to control the foot pedals with their hands.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2024
The neurosurgery team wanted to operate immediately to prevent paraplegia.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
Not being very fast enough to run track or strong enough to play football is like having Cerebral Palsy or paraplegia.
—Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for paraplegia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraplegia
Noun
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Ferguson prescribed 120 milligrams of oxycodone per day to two patients — one for chronic pain and partial quadriplegia following an accident, and another for ankle and shoulder pain.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Manufactured by Canadian company Bowhead, the Ranger is a four-wheeler engineered for people with limited hand function, spinal cord injuries or quadriplegia, and for the elderly.—
Ben Coxworth
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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About a third experience some form of aura beforehand, often accompanied by debilitating symptoms from vomiting to vertigo, or, in worse cases, temporary blindness or hemiplegia, a paralysis down one side of the body.—
Matthew Ponsford,
WIRED,
19 Sep. 2024
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Related article Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders Julia suffers from a rare neurological disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 July 2024
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Two of the rats were paralyzed and unable to reach food or water, and a third had paresis and had trouble moving.—
Rob O'Dell,
The Arizona Republic,
23 June 2021
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After she was diagnosed with paresis, Ms. Dhegrae threw herself into research, spending up to 20 hours a day trawling through scientific journals and poring over her own medical history.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2019
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Accessibility The hotel is fully compliant with ADA standards, and has five accessible Deluxe rooms designed to accommodate guests with limited mobility and disabilities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Will County has about a 4% unemployment rate, but the unemployment rate for certain demographics, such as individuals with disabilities or African American men, is much higher, Portlock said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Walker was diagnosed with a rare form of cerebral palsy (spastic diplegia) at 18 months, forcing him to wear leg braces throughout his childhood.—
McKinley Franklin,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.—
Lauren Sieben,
SELF,
22 Mar. 2022
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Tom Carter, federal security director for New Jersey at the TSA, said in last year’s press release that the training helps officers better understand the needs of travelers with visual impairments.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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These impairments can impact gene expression, brain function, and immune function, as well as behaviors or coping strategies that one adopts to deal with toxic stress, says Ports.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Paraplegia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraplegia. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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