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I played a paraplegic on a show called 'Neighbours.' Just turned up on set, sat in a wheelchair. The producer came up to me one day and said, 'We have to cut around that entire scene because your leg was moving.'
Liam Hemsworth

Meaning of "paraplegic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARAPLEGIC

paraplegic  [ˌpærəˈpliːdʒɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAPLEGIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paraplegic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PARAPLEGIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paraplegia

Paraplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal. The area of the spinal canal that is affected in paraplegia is either the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral regions. If all four limbs are affected by paralysis, tetraplegia is the proper terminology. If only one limb is affected, the correct term is monoplegia. Spastic paraplegia is a form of paraplegia defined by spasticity of the affected muscles, rather than flaccid paralysis.

Definition of paraplegic in the English dictionary

The definition of paraplegic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or afflicted with paraplegia. Other definition of paraplegic is a person afflicted with paraplegia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAPLEGIC


adrenergic
ˌædrəˈnɜːdʒɪk
allergic
əˈlɜːdʒɪk
anticholinergic
ˌæntɪˌkɒlɪˈnɜːdʒɪk
cholinergic
ˌkəʊlɪˈnɜːdʒɪk
choregic
kəˈriːdʒɪk
cycloplegic
ˌsaɪkləˈpliːdʒɪk
diplegic
daɪˈpliːdʒɪk
dopaminergic
ˌdəʊpəmiːnˈɜːdʒɪk
geostrategic
ˌdʒiːəʊstrəˈtiːdʒɪk
hemiplegic
ˌhemɪˈpliːdʒɪk
lethargic
lɪˈθɑːdʒɪk
monoplegic
ˌmɒnəʊˈpliːdʒɪk
nonstrategic
ˌnɒnstrəˈtiːdʒɪk
noradrenergic
nɔːrˌædrəˈnɜːdʒɪk
quadraplegic
ˌkwɒdrəˈpliːdʒɪk
quadriplegic
ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk
strategic
strəˈtiːdʒɪk
synergic
sɪˈnɜːdʒɪk
Tajik
ˈtɑːdʒɪk
tetraplegic
ˌtetrəˈpliːdʒɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARAPLEGIC

paraphraser
paraphrast
paraphrastic
paraphrastical
paraphrenia
paraphysate
paraphyses
paraphysis
paraplanner
paraplegia
parapodia
parapodial
parapodium
parapophysial
parapophysis
parapraxis
paraprofessional
parapsychic
parapsychical
parapsychological

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAPLEGIC

bibliopegic
biologic
black magic
cryptologic
ecologic
epidemiologic
fuzzy logic
geologic
gynecologic
histologic
histopathologic
hydrologic
logic
magic
nostalgic
pathologic
physiologic
psychologic
tragic
virologic

Synonyms and antonyms of paraplegic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paraplegic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARAPLEGIC

Find out the translation of paraplegic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paraplegic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paraplegic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下身瘫痪者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parapléjico
570 millions of speakers

English

paraplegic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

paraplegic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشلول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паралич нижних конечностей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paraplégico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

paraplegic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paraplégique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paraplegic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Paraplegiker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下半身不随の人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하반신불수 환자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paraplegic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழங்கவாதம் உடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धांगवायू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belden aşağısı felçli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paraplegico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

paraplegic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

параліч нижніх кінцівок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paraplegic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραπληγικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parapleeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paraplegiker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paraplegisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paraplegic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAPLEGIC»

The term «paraplegic» is regularly used and occupies the 83.107 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAPLEGIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paraplegic

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2 QUOTES WITH «PARAPLEGIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word paraplegic.
1
Liam Hemsworth
I played a paraplegic on a show called 'Neighbours.' Just turned up on set, sat in a wheelchair. The producer came up to me one day and said, 'We have to cut around that entire scene because your leg was moving.'
2
Joshua Prager
I am not the paraplegic seated permanently in his chair or the able-bodied person on her feet. Identity for a hemiplegic is a shifty thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAPLEGIC»

Discover the use of paraplegic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paraplegic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Revision and Complex Shoulder Arthroplasty
tient's quality of life, affects the family because of increased caregiving demands, and affects society with lost productivity and health care costs.41' Shoulder dysfunction can be a serious issue for the paraplegic patient. Shoulder symptoms in ...
Robert Hahn Cofield, John W. Sperling, 2010
2
Encyclopedia of Family Health
In the kitchen, all the work surfaces and appliances can be adjusted for the convenience of the paraplegic. The cupboards are the push-open type. A This workspace is built so that the wheelchair user has easy access to a computer, desk, and ...
David B. Jacoby, R. M. Youngson, 2004
3
Orthopaedic Neurology: A Diagnostic Guide to Neurologic Levels
Thoracic lesions, if they are complete, create similar problems regardless of the level of involvement. Since the thoracic cord does not supply innervation to any extremity, a complete thoracic lesion at any level leaves the patient paraplegic.
Stanley Hoppenfeld, 1977
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AAOS Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices
Gordon EE, Vanderwalde H: Energy requirements in paraplegic ambulation, Arch Phys Med Rehabil 37:276–285, 1956. Granat MH, Ferguson AC, Andrews BJ, Delargy M: The role of functional electrical stimulation in the rehabilitation of ...
John D. Hsu, John W. Michael, John R. Fisk, 2008
5
Functional Electrical Stimulation: Standing and Walking ...
It is not too ambitious to think about a young paraplegic student coming by car close to the university building and then walking with the help of the FES orthotic system into the lecturing room. Restoration of such activities of daily living is at ...
Alojz R. Kralj, Tadej Bajd, 1989
6
Handbook of Motivation and Cognition: Foundations of Social ...
The experimenter provided the category label manipulation by stating that the former patient had been admitted to the hospital a year ago as a schizophrenic or as a paraplegic. Subjects were told that the program had recently found that the ...
Richard M. Sorrentino, Edward Tory Higgins, 1986
7
Restoration of Walking for Paraplegics: Recent Advancements ...
Monitoring physiological performance by means of oxygen uptake is well established. It has been widely used for paraplegic patients (Clink in gbeard, J. R. et al. (1964), Huang, C. T. (1979), Merkel, K. D. et al. (1984), Nene, A. & Patrick, J. H. ...
Antonio Pedotti, Maurizio Ferrarin, 1992
8
Wheeling and Dealing: Living with Spinal Cord Injury
Among males, the ability to achieve and maintain erections is more common among those with higher-cord lesions (Alexander, Sipski, and Findley 1993; Hanak and Scott 1983; Singh and Magner 1975; Willmuth 1987), and paraplegic men ...
Esther I. Wilder, 2006
9
Handbook of Head Trauma: Acute Care to Recovery
The wives of the brain-injured men reported their husbands were more self- oriented and had more childlike dependency than the paraplegic husbands, even though the paraplegic husbands exhibited more of these tendencies than normal ...
Charles J. Long, Leslie K. Ross, 1992
10
Prevention of Pressure Sores: Engineering and Clinical Aspects
Griffith (1963) suggested that paraplegic persons should perform push-ups every 30 min and lie down for 15 min every 2 h. There are no standard frequencies and durations for push-ups but it is clear that more frequent and longer push-ups ...
J.G Webster, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAPLEGIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paraplegic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Midwest City father killed defending his disabled son, reports say
The victim's son, who is a 30 -year-old paraplegic, told authorities an altercation broke out after he was thrown out of his wheelchair by some ... «kfor.com, Jul 15»
2
Airports are blind to fliers like me: Column
For struggles like mine, however, the problem is that when people think disability, they think paraplegic. When people think accommodation, ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Ask Dr. Fox: How animals show us affection
So many millions of animals help the blind, deaf, paraplegic and sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder and loneliness. They alert us to and ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
4
Camp Riley empowers Lake County youth with disabilities
When Jan Gonzalez sent her daughter Kara Anderson, who has cerebral palsy and is paraplegic, to Camp Riley for the first time six years ago, ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
5
Today in History
In 1989, Mark Wellman, a 29-year-old paraplegic, reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite (yoh-SEHM'-uh-tee) National Park after ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
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This Day in History
In 1989, Mark Wellman, a 29-year-old paraplegic, reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park after hauling himself up the ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Triathlete raises awareness for shark attack victim at Rocky …
"It's great to see people supporting me." At the triathlon Saturday morning, Hunter saw several paraplegic athletes competing - and succeeding. «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Adaptive climbing looking to take off
... the Outdoor Adventure Center, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and Union Bank worked together to bring Mark Wellman, the first paraplegic ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
9
Inspirational Pagels keeps climbing higher
He was the first paraplegic to conquer Mount Whitney, which, at more than 14,500 feet, has the highest summit in the contiguous United States. «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
10
What's next for disability rights?
... from Tom Cruise ("Born on the Fourth of July") to Sean Penn ("I Am Sam") to Kevin McHale, who played a paraplegic on the TV show "Glee.". «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Paraplegic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/paraplegic>. May 2024 ».
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