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^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     Necrotic tissue and/or epidural abscess compressing the spinal cord, if not treated, can be complicated by paraplegia or even panplegia.

Anagrams

• appealing, lagniappe