# paraplegia
## English
### 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”).

### Noun

paraplegia (countable and uncountable, plural paraplegias)
* (pathology) A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.

#### Related terms

* hemiplegia
* monoplegia
* paraplegic
* quadriplegia

#### Translations
### Further reading

* “paraplegia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* “paraplegia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
* “paraplegia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From paraplegio (“paraplegia”) +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [parapleˈɡia]
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ple‧gi‧a

### Adjective

paraplegia (accusative singular paraplegian, plural paraplegiaj, accusative plural paraplegiajn)
* of or related to paraplegia, paraplegic
* having paraplegia, paraplegic (of a, person)

#### Related terms

* paraplegiulo (“someone with paraplegia, a paraplegic”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English paraplegia).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑrɑˌpleɡiɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ˌple̞ɡiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eɡiɑ
* Syllabification: pa‧ra‧ple‧gi‧a

### Noun

paraplegia
* (medicine) paraplegia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of paraplegia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paraplegiani
paraplegiani
accusative
nom.
paraplegiani
paraplegiani
gen.
paraplegiani
genitive
paraplegiani
paraplegioideni paraplegioitteni paraplegiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
paraplegiaani
paraplegioitani
inessive
paraplegiassani
paraplegioissani
elative
paraplegiastani
paraplegioistani
illative
paraplegiaani
paraplegioihini
adessive
paraplegiallani
paraplegioillani
ablative
paraplegialtani
paraplegioiltani
allative
paraplegialleni
paraplegioilleni
essive
paraplegianani
paraplegioinani
translative
paraplegiakseni
paraplegioikseni
abessive
paraplegiattani
paraplegioittani
instructive
comitative
—paraplegioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paraplegiasi
paraplegiasi
accusative
nom.
paraplegiasi
paraplegiasi
gen.
paraplegiasi
genitive
paraplegiasi
paraplegioidesi paraplegioittesi paraplegiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
paraplegiaasi
paraplegioitasi
inessive
paraplegiassasi
paraplegioissasi
elative
paraplegiastasi
paraplegioistasi
illative
paraplegiaasi
paraplegioihisi
adessive
paraplegiallasi
paraplegioillasi
ablative
paraplegialtasi
paraplegioiltasi
allative
paraplegiallesi
paraplegioillesi
essive
paraplegianasi
paraplegioinasi
translative
paraplegiaksesi
paraplegioiksesi
abessive
paraplegiattasi
paraplegioittasi
instructive
comitative
—paraplegioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paraplegiamme
paraplegiamme
accusative
nom.
paraplegiamme
paraplegiamme
gen.
paraplegiamme
genitive
paraplegiamme
paraplegioidemme paraplegioittemme paraplegiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
paraplegiaamme
paraplegioitamme
inessive
paraplegiassamme
paraplegioissamme
elative
paraplegiastamme
paraplegioistamme
illative
paraplegiaamme
paraplegioihimme
adessive
paraplegiallamme
paraplegioillamme
ablative
paraplegialtamme
paraplegioiltamme
allative
paraplegiallemme
paraplegioillemme
essive
paraplegianamme
paraplegioinamme
translative
paraplegiaksemme
paraplegioiksemme
abessive
paraplegiattamme
paraplegioittamme
instructive
comitative
—paraplegioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paraplegianne
paraplegianne
accusative
nom.
paraplegianne
paraplegianne
gen.
paraplegianne
genitive
paraplegianne
paraplegioidenne paraplegioittenne paraplegiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
paraplegiaanne
paraplegioitanne
inessive
paraplegiassanne
paraplegioissanne
elative
paraplegiastanne
paraplegioistanne
illative
paraplegiaanne
paraplegioihinne
adessive
paraplegiallanne
paraplegioillanne
ablative
paraplegialtanne
paraplegioiltanne
allative
paraplegiallenne
paraplegioillenne
essive
paraplegiananne
paraplegioinanne
translative
paraplegiaksenne
paraplegioiksenne
abessive
paraplegiattanne
paraplegioittanne
instructive
comitative
—paraplegioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paraplegiansa
paraplegiansa
accusative
nom.
paraplegiansa
paraplegiansa
gen.
paraplegiansa
genitive
paraplegiansa
paraplegioidensa paraplegioittensa paraplegiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
paraplegiaansa
paraplegioitaan paraplegioitansa
inessive
paraplegiassaan paraplegiassansa
paraplegioissaan paraplegioissansa
elative
paraplegiastaan paraplegiastansa
paraplegioistaan paraplegioistansa
illative
paraplegiaansa
paraplegioihinsa
adessive
paraplegiallaan paraplegiallansa
paraplegioillaan paraplegioillansa
ablative
paraplegialtaan paraplegialtansa
paraplegioiltaan paraplegioiltansa
allative
paraplegialleen paraplegiallensa
paraplegioilleen paraplegioillensa
essive
paraplegianaan paraplegianansa
paraplegioinaan paraplegioinansa
translative
paraplegiakseen paraplegiaksensa
paraplegioikseen paraplegioiksensa
abessive
paraplegiattaan paraplegiattansa
paraplegioittaan paraplegioittansa
instructive
comitative
—paraplegioineen paraplegioinensa :

#### Synonyms

* alaraajahalvaus

## Interlingua
### Noun

paraplegia (uncountable)
* paraplegia

## Italian
### Noun

paraplegia f (plural paraplegie)
* (pathology) paraplegia

#### Derived terms

* paraplegico

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pa.ɾa.pleˈʒi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /pa.ɾa.pleˈʒi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pa.ɾa.pleˈʒi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɐ.ɾɐ.plɨˈʒi.ɐ/
* Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧ple‧gi‧a

### Noun

paraplegia f (plural paraplegias)
* (pathology) paraplegia (condition of being paralysed from the waist down)

#### Derived terms

* paraplégico