A medical word that means paralysis of both legs and lower body is:

A) quadriplegia.
B) paraplegia.
C) hemiplegia.
D) hemiparesis.


B
Explanation:
A) Quadriplegia is paralysis of four limbs and the lower body.
B) Correct.
C) Hemiplegia is paralysis of half of the body, right or left.
D) Hemiparesis is weakness of half of the body, right or left.

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