paraplegia
paraplegia[ˌparəˈpliːdʒə]noun- [mass noun]paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease
(尤指脊椎外伤或疾病引起的)截瘫,下肢瘫痪
派生paraplegic( & ) adjective& noun语源- mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek paraplēgia, from paraplēssein 'strike at the side', from para 'beside' + plēssein 'to strike'
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