which term means the paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body?
When that happens, a person loses the ability to move the muscles voluntarily, and we say that the person is paralyzed. Paralysis of the muscles of the face, arm, and leg on one side of the body is called hemiplegia (hemi means half) and usually results from damage to the opposite side of the brain. Damage to the nerves of the spinal cord affects different parts of the body, depending on the amount of damage and where it occurred. Paralysis of both lower limbs is called paraplegia, and paralysis of both arms and both legs is called quadriplegia.