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paraplegia

/pˌɛɹəplˈidʒiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
para-ple-gia
IPA
/pˌɛɹəplˈidʒiə/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin paraplegia, from Ancient Greek παραπληγίη (paraplēgíē), Ionic Greek for παραπληξία (paraplēxía, “paralysis on one side”), from παραπλήσσεσθαι (paraplḗssesthai, “to be stricken on one side”), active παραπλήσσειν (paraplḗssein, “to strike on one side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: paraplegia, παραπληγίη

Usage

Inflected Forms

paraplegias (plural)

Derived Forms

paraplegin

Frequently Paired Words

hemiplegia monoplegia paraplegic quadriplegia

Rhymes With

hemiplegia fregia

Questions

How do you pronounce paraplegia?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˌɛɹəplˈidʒiə/.
What does paraplegia mean?
A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.
Where does paraplegia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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