1. Suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord

1. A person who has paraplegia (is paralysed from the waist down)

Derived forms: paraplegics

See also: ill, paraplegia, sick

Type of: handicapped person

Encyclopedia: Paraplegic

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