quadriplegic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
noun
  1. One who suffers from quadriplegia.

Pronunciation

/ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/ /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/

Word forms

quadriplegic quadriplegics

Etymology

From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”).

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