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paraplegia

pe ruh plee jee uh

  • n  paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)

  • Another is the surprising fact that after an accident there's a much higher rate of PTSD in those with paraplegia (paralysis of the lower body) than in those who suffer .
  • At that time a physician cousin told the family that Price's prospects were "six months to paraplegia, six months to quadriplegia, six months to death.
  • Already on the schedule were films about cancer (No Sad Songs for Me), paraplegia (The Men), poliomyelitis (The Young Lovers), smallpox (The Frightened City) and leprosy (Who Walk .
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  • ARGO Medical Technologies Announces Strategic Partnership with YASKAWA Electric Company
    ARGO Medical Technologies has partnered with innovative robotics experts YASKAWA Electric Corporation as it continues the global expansion of its ReWalk exoskeleton device which enables individuals with lower limb disabilities such as paraplegia to walk.
    Sept. 25, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
  • JCI early table of contents for Sept. 24, 2013
    This release contains summaries, links to PDFs, and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, Sept. 24, 2013, in the JCI: Hereditary spastic paraplegia development associated with changes in endoplasmic reticulum, Maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in the kidney,Development of autoimmunity in patients with common variable immune deficiency, A link ...
    Sept. 24, 2013 - EurekAlert!

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