| 单词 | paraplegic |
| 释义 | paraplegic (once / 48841 pages) adjn To be paraplegic is to be unable to use the lower half of your body. People with this disability are called paraplegics. Paraplegic is a medical word for being paralyzed from the waist down. If you're paraplegic, you can't move your legs or anything below the waist, and you have no feeling in those areas either. People usually get this condition because of damage to the spinal cord, which could result from a disease or an accident. Paraplegics often use wheelchairs to get around. This word is similar to quadriplegic, referring to people who are paralyzed from the neck down. WORD FAMILYparaplegic: paraplegia, paraplegics+/paraplegia: paraplegias USAGE EXAMPLESBut the prospect of helping paraplegics walk again suggests that, sometimes, the good outweighs the bad. Washington Times(Nov 15, 2016) The boy suffered brain injuries and was left a paraplegic with cerebral palsy. Seattle Times(Nov 09, 2016) The harvest rate for the paraplegic hunt is about the same as the as the harvest rate for all hunters, Moruzzi said. Seattle Times(Nov 06, 2016) 1adj suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord Syn ill, sick affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function 2n a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down) Hyper handicapped person a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially |
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