Paraplegic
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Paraplegics have complete or incomplete [paralysis] of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the [spinal cord].
The amount of paralysis is almost always a [correlation] of how much damage was suffered in the spinal cord. Motor vehicle accidents are the prime cause and more than 10 thousand people per year suffer a spinal cord injury, most injuries result in tetraplegia which is paralyais of the entire body below the neck. -
Affected by or relating to paralysis of the legs and lower body.
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a paraplegic is [someone] with [disabled] [bodily functions]
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someone who doesnt have [full] [use] of their [body]
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