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Recent Examples of paraplegia
Those with quadriplegia or paraplegia who continue to drive have to install expensive or sophisticated hardware to control the foot pedals with their hands.
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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
Musk said the early clinical trials will aim to treat people with paralysis or paraplegia.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
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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
Musk said the early clinical trials will aim to treat people with paralysis or paraplegia.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for paraplegia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paraplegia
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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For example, independent living programs and programs that train, hire and retain workers with disabilities can ensure the economic success of people with autism.—
Joshua Anbar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The amendment invests an additional $450,000 in Birth to Three providers, which help families with children who experience disabilities and developmental delays, including vision and hearing challenges, during the crucial early stage of development.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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By one measure, the drug slowed cognitive decline by 52% in people with mild cognitive impairment.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Wisconsin State Patrol trooper detected signs of impairment related to drug use, administered field sobriety tests and then arrested and transported him to a hospital for a legal blood draw, according to the release.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Paraplegia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paraplegia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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