panplegia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]panplegia (uncountable)
- (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[1], volume 10, :
- Necrotic tissue and/or epidural abscess compressing the spinal cord, if not treated, can be complicated by paraplegia or even panplegia.