paraplegia (redirected from Paraplegy)

paraplegia /para·ple·gia/ (-ple´jah) paralysis of the lower part of the body, including the legs.

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par·a·ple·gia (pr-plj, -j-)

n.

Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord.

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para·plegic (-pljk) adj. & n.

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paraplegia (parˈ··plēˑ·j),

n paralysis distinguished by functional loss in the lower limbs and trunk typically due to vehicular or sporting accidents, gunshot wounds, and falls. Nontraumatic causes like spina bifida, neoplasms, or scoliosis can also cause paraplegia.

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paraplegia (par´plē´jē),

n a paralysis characterized by motor or sensory loss in the lower limbs and trunk. Such events occur as a result of automobile and motorcycle accidents, sporting accidents, falls, and gunshot wounds.

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paraplegia

paralysis of the hindlimb and, in some cases, the posterior part of the body caudal to the last cervical vertebrae. The paralysis may be acute in onset as in fracture of a lumbar vertebra, or gradual; it may be spastic or flaccid.

Paraplegia is a form of central nervous system paralysis, in which the paralysis affects all the muscles of the parts involved. In the majority of cases, paraplegia results from disease or injury of the spinal cord that causes interference with nerve paths connecting the brain and the muscles.

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inherited congenital paraplegia

is observed in cattle and pigs. The paralysis may be flaccid or spastic and there may or may not be degenerative lesions in the spinal cord.