| paraplegia dolorosa | Paralysis of the lower extremities in which the affected parts, in spite of loss of motion and sensation, are the seat of excruciating pain; occurs in certain cases of cancer of the spinal cord. Synonym: painful paraplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| adiposis dolorosa | <disease> A disease accompanied by painful localised fatty swellings and by various nerve lesions. It is usually seen in women and may cause death from pulmonary complications. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| anaesthesia dolorosa | Severe spontaneous pain occurring in an anaesthetic area. Synonym: painful anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| analgesia dolorosa | Spontaneous pain in a body area that lacks sensation. Synonym: analgesia algera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubercula dolorosa | An obsolete term for multiple cutaneous myomas or neuromas which are painful on pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies dolorosa | Facial expression of an unhappy person or one sick or in pain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ataxic paraplegia | Progressive ataxia and paresis of the leg muscles due to sclerosis of the lateral and posterior funiculi of the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| painful paraplegia | Paralysis of the lower extremities in which the affected parts, in spite of loss of motion and sensation, are the seat of excruciating pain; occurs in certain cases of cancer of the spinal cord. Synonym: painful paraplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paraplegia | <neurology> Paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body. Origin: Gr. Pleg = stroke (18 Nov 1997) |
| paraplegia in extension | Paralysis of the legs, maintained in an extended position by hypertonic extensor muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paraplegia in flexion | The fixation of the paralysed legs in a flexed posture; usually in transection of the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congenital spastic paraplegia | A spastic paralysis of the lower extremities occurring in the infant. Synonym: infantile spastic paraplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott's paraplegia | Paralysis of the lower part of the body and the extremities, due to pressure on the spinal cord as the result of tuberculous spondylitis. Synonym: Pott's paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic paraplegia | Paresis of the lower extremities with increased muscle tone and spasmodic contraction of the muscles. Synonym: Erb-Charcot disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic paraplegia, hereditary | An insidiously progressive inherited disorder (probably autosomal dominant) characterised by distal limb weakness. Stiffness of the legs in walking due to the spasticity marks the onset of the disorder. Peripheral sensory neurons may be affected in the later stages of the disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| superior paraplegia | Paralysis of both arms. (05 Mar 2000) |