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paraplegy

CIDE DICTIONARY

paraplegyn. [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr. hemiplegia, fr. to strike at the side; para` beside + to strike: cf. F. paraplégie.].
     Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord.  [1913 Webster]

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