paraplegian.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈpliːdʒə/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈplidʒ(i)ə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin paraplegia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin paraplegia (a1250 in a British source as parapligia ) < ancient Greek (Ionic) παραπληγίη (Attic παραπληξία ) hemiplegia < παραπληγ- , παραπλήξ paralysed ( < παραπλήσσειν to strike with palsy < παρα- para- prefix¹ + πλήσσειν to strike: see plessimeter n.) + -ία -ia suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French paraplégie (1575 or earlier).

Medicine.

In early use: paralysis of part or all of the body. In later use: spec. paralysis of both legs (or hind legs) and often part or all of the trunk, usually resulting from injury or disease of the spinal cord.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > types of

mollification?a1425

hemiplexy1576

paraplegia1583

dead palsy?1594

hemiplegia1600

sideration1612

astrobolism1651

paresis1668

hemiplegy1755

general paralysis1820

refixation1825

Pott's disease1827

pamplegia1842

pamplegy1857

crossed palsy1858

transverse palsy1858

neuroparalysis1859

general paresis1862

athetosis1871

monoplegia1876

spastic paralysis1877

Landry's paralysis1882

Little's disease1884

cerebral palsy1889

paraparesis1890

hemiparesis1893

Pott's paraplegia1895

sleep-palsy1896

quadriplegia1897

pressure paralysis1899

Bell's palsy1904

taboparesis1910

tetraplegia1911

tick paralysis1914

quadriparesis1948

Landry–Guillain–Barré syndrome1957

1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke i. xxii. 26 The word Paralysis is a more generall name then Paraplegia.

1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 221 Paraphlegia is a Palsy which seizeth all the parts of the Body below the Head.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 432/2 The Paraplegia, is when only a part of the Body hath the Palsie.

1703 tr. M. Ettmüller Etmullerus Abridg'd (ed. 2) 509 When an Apoplexy seizes a particular part, 'tis call'd Paraplegia.

1715 J. Delacoste tr. H. Boerhaave Aphorisms 270 A Palsie of some muscular Part, of one entire Side of the Body, whence it is call'd an Hemiplegia, or of all the Parts below the Neck, which is call'd a Paraplegia.

1772 N. D. Falck Treat. Venereal Dis. 266 This part [sc. the spinal marrow] is also liable to the virulent attack, which is also sufficiently evident, from the hemiplegia, paraplegia or universal palsies, venereal patients sometimes fall into.

1799 R. Hooper Compendious Med. Dict. (new ed.) Paraplegia, palsy of one half of the body taken transversely.

1822 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 112 281 I have ascertained, by dissection, that the most distressing train of nervous symptoms, and even complete paraplegia, may be produced by adhesions taking place between the membranes, and by effusion into the canal or theca.

1869 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life III. 102 He had an attack of paraplegia.

1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 446/2 It [sc. paralysis] usually locates itself in the hindlimbs [of the horse] (paraplegia), and though it does not prevent locomotion, it destroys utility.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 894 Hemiplegia..when added to the paraplegia of spinal origin, makes up a clinical picture of a triplegia.

1955 Sci. News Let. 10 Sept. 168/3 One of the most severe types of disability, paraplegia, or partial paralysis from spinal cord injury,..generally resulted in death up until 15 years ago.

1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 5 Aug. 284/2 The patient dying of a ruptured appendix may have had deficient pain sensation due to his paraplegia.

1994 Guideposts Aug. 2/2 A doctor told my brother my prognosis was ‘six months to paraplegia, six months to quadriplegia, six months to death.’

1999 Abilities Winter 48/2 People with paraplegia can use outriggers, tiny crutches with skis on them, to initiate turns, keep balance and load themselves into the chairlift.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paraplegia
释义	paraplegian. Brit. /ˌparəˈpliːdʒə/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈplidʒ(i)ə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin paraplegia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin paraplegia (a1250 in a British source as parapligia ) < ancient Greek (Ionic) παραπληγίη (Attic παραπληξία ) hemiplegia < παραπληγ- , παραπλήξ paralysed ( < παραπλήσσειν to strike with palsy < παρα- para- prefix¹ + πλήσσειν to strike: see plessimeter n.) + -ία -ia suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French paraplégie (1575 or earlier). Medicine. In early use: paralysis of part or all of the body. In later use: spec. paralysis of both legs (or hind legs) and often part or all of the trunk, usually resulting from injury or disease of the spinal cord. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > types of mollification?a1425 hemiplexy1576 paraplegia1583 dead palsy?1594 hemiplegia1600 sideration1612 astrobolism1651 paresis1668 hemiplegy1755 general paralysis1820 refixation1825 Pott's disease1827 pamplegia1842 pamplegy1857 crossed palsy1858 transverse palsy1858 neuroparalysis1859 general paresis1862 athetosis1871 monoplegia1876 spastic paralysis1877 Landry's paralysis1882 Little's disease1884 cerebral palsy1889 paraparesis1890 hemiparesis1893 Pott's paraplegia1895 sleep-palsy1896 quadriplegia1897 pressure paralysis1899 Bell's palsy1904 taboparesis1910 tetraplegia1911 tick paralysis1914 quadriparesis1948 Landry–Guillain–Barré syndrome1957 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke i. xxii. 26 The word Paralysis is a more generall name then Paraplegia. 1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 221 Paraphlegia is a Palsy which seizeth all the parts of the Body below the Head. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 432/2 The Paraplegia, is when only a part of the Body hath the Palsie. 1703 tr. M. Ettmüller Etmullerus Abridg'd (ed. 2) 509 When an Apoplexy seizes a particular part, 'tis call'd Paraplegia. 1715 J. Delacoste tr. H. Boerhaave Aphorisms 270 A Palsie of some muscular Part, of one entire Side of the Body, whence it is call'd an Hemiplegia, or of all the Parts below the Neck, which is call'd a Paraplegia. 1772 N. D. Falck Treat. Venereal Dis. 266 This part [sc. the spinal marrow] is also liable to the virulent attack, which is also sufficiently evident, from the hemiplegia, paraplegia or universal palsies, venereal patients sometimes fall into. 1799 R. Hooper Compendious Med. Dict. (new ed.) Paraplegia, palsy of one half of the body taken transversely. 1822 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 112 281 I have ascertained, by dissection, that the most distressing train of nervous symptoms, and even complete paraplegia, may be produced by adhesions taking place between the membranes, and by effusion into the canal or theca. 1869 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life III. 102 He had an attack of paraplegia. 1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 446/2 It [sc. paralysis] usually locates itself in the hindlimbs [of the horse] (paraplegia), and though it does not prevent locomotion, it destroys utility. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 894 Hemiplegia..when added to the paraplegia of spinal origin, makes up a clinical picture of a triplegia. 1955 Sci. News Let. 10 Sept. 168/3 One of the most severe types of disability, paraplegia, or partial paralysis from spinal cord injury,..generally resulted in death up until 15 years ago. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 5 Aug. 284/2 The patient dying of a ruptured appendix may have had deficient pain sensation due to his paraplegia. 1994 Guideposts Aug. 2/2 A doctor told my brother my prognosis was ‘six months to paraplegia, six months to quadriplegia, six months to death.’ 1999 Abilities Winter 48/2 People with paraplegia can use outriggers, tiny crutches with skis on them, to initiate turns, keep balance and load themselves into the chairlift. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1583
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