paraplegia

noun

Definition of paraplegianext
as in quadriplegia

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Recent Examples of paraplegia The plaintiff, Darwin Boggs, has paraplegia and uses a wheelchair when traveling in public, the suit said. — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 Users with paraplegia can easily transfer into the suit directly from their wheelchair, ensuring exceptional usability for people with disabilities. — 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 See All Example Sentences for paraplegia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraplegia
  1. quadriplegia
  2. hemiplegia
  3. paresis
  4. disability
  5. diplegia
  6. impairment
Noun
  • Despite being in a wheelchair with incomplete quadriplegia, Lee Fair almost never stays at home.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Porter remains the only player in program history to suffer from quadriplegia as a result of an injury in a game or practice.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of quadriplegia
Noun
  • My son had suffered a massive stroke shortly after birth, leaving him with cerebral palsy and hemiplegia.
    — Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Rupert was transported to the hospital and genetic testing led to him being diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) in January 2026.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of hemiplegia
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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
  • Doctors diagnosed her with paresis of the vocal folds, a muscular dysfunction.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2019
Definition of paresis
Noun
  • According to the California Department of Rehabilitation, encouraging independent living among people with disabilities is a philosophy that emphasizes their agency and empowers them to take charge of their care.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Among the items on the chopping block are requirements to conduct screenings for kids with disabilities, keep class sizes small, help children brush their teeth daily and mandate monitors on school buses.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disability
Noun
  • 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
  • Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.
    — Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022
Definition of diplegia
Noun
  • On 28 July, Moody’s changed its MENA outlook from stable to negative, noting that the impairment of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will weigh on the growth of Gulf sovereigns, as well as their fiscal and external positions.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Garcia faces charges of terroristic threat causing impairment of public service/ placing a public servant in fear of serious bodily injury, according to Fort Worth jail records.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026
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