Pār'a-plē'gī-ă or Pār'a-plē'g-y, n.

n. [Gr. παραπληγία, Ionic for παραπληξία, from παραπλήσσειν, to strike beside, near, at the side, from παρά, beside, and πλήσσειν, to strike; Fr. paraplégie.] (Med.) Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides. It is caused mainly by disease of the spinal cord.