noun
paraplegia
Medical term for paralysis of the lower half of the body, typically both legs.
事故で脊髄を損傷し、対麻痺になった。
He injured his spinal cord in an accident and became paraplegic.
Refers to quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs), a more extensive condition than 対麻痺.
Compound of 対 (pair, opposite) and 麻痺 (paralysis), referring to paralysis affecting both legs symmetrically.