paraplegic
adjectivemasculine/femininetécnico/pɐɾɐplɛˈʒiku/medium
pa·ra·plé·gi·co
Definition
Suffering from paraplegia; paralyzed in the lower limbs.
He became paraplegic after the accident.
The facility is adapted for paraplegic residents.
Common collocations
paraplegic athleteparaplegic patientspinal cord injury
Etymology
Do grego 'paraplēgikós', através do latim 'paraplegicus'.