noun
Origin: ModL < Gr paraplēgia, a stroke at one side: see para- & -plegia
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See paraplegia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Greek dialectal paraplēgiē, hemiplegia
Origin: , from paraplēssesthai, paraplēg-, to be paralyzed
Origin: , from paraplēssein, to strike on one side
Origin: : para-, beside; see para-1
Origin: + plēssein, to strike; see plāk-2 in Indo-European roots
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