paraplegia
noun /ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə/
/ˌpærəˈpliːdʒə/
[uncountable]- paralysis (= loss of control or feeling) in the legs and lower bodyWord Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek paraplēgia, from paraplēssein ‘strike at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + plēssein ‘to strike’.