panplegia

English

Etymology

pan- +‎ -plegia

Noun

panplegia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) paralysis of all four extremities
    • 2015 July 2, Hao Zeng et al., “Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research‎, volume 10, DOI:10.1186/s13018-015-0238-0:
      Necrotic tissue and/or epidural abscess compressing the spinal cord, if not treated, can be complicated by paraplegia or even panplegia.

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