{ ||Par`a*ple"gi*a (?), Par"a*ple`gy (?), }
n. [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr. ? hemiplegia,
fr. ? to strike at the side; para` beside + ? to
strike: cf. F. paraplégie.] (Med.)Palsy of
the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of
the spinal cord. -- Par`a*pleg"ic (#),
a.