paraplegia
noun
para·ple·gia
ˌper-ə-ˈplē-j(ē-)ə 
ˌpa-rə-
: partial or complete paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement of both legs that is usually due to injury or disease of the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar region
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Togolese soccer star, Samuel Asamoah, is at risk of paraplegia after breaking his neck during a mid-game collision with an advertising board in China.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Following this work, the company is now aiming to use its BCI to enhance the quality of lives of individuals with speech or motor function disabilities like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), high-level paraplegia, and stroke.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2025
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
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
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Following this work, the company is now aiming to use its BCI to enhance the quality of lives of individuals with speech or motor function disabilities like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), high-level paraplegia, and stroke.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2025
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
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
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“Paraplegia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paraplegia. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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paraplegia
noun
para·ple·gia
ˌpar-ə-ˈplē-j(ē-)ə
: partial or complete paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement of both legs that is usually due to injury or disease of the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar region
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