quadriplegia

American  

[kwod-ruh-plee-jee-uh, -juh] / ˌkwɒd rəˈpli dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

Pathology.

1. paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.

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quadriplegia British  

/ -dʒə, ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪə /

noun

1. Also called: tetraplegia.  pathol paralysis of all four limbs, usually as the result of injury to the spine Compare hemiplegia paraplegia

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quadriplegia Scientific  

/ kwŏd′rə-plē′jē-ə /

1. Paralysis of the body from the neck down, caused by injury to the spinal cord.

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Etymology

Origin of quadriplegia

First recorded in 1920–25; quadri- + -plegia

Example Sentences

Wheelchair rugby was originally called murderball and was developed in Canada in the 1970s by athletes with quadriplegia.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

During one session, the parents of a daughter with schizencephaly quadriplegia, a rare birth defect, witnessed her successfully feed herself using the system.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

The company last week also won approval from an ethics committee for human trials to evaluate the device, a brain-computer interface system, for patients with quadriplegia.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023

A November 23, 2021 Washington Post story told how Stretch helped Henry Evans, who suffered a massive stroke that left him mute and with quadriplegia.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022

To those who are genuinely concerned, I push a button to say, “I have spastic bilateral quadriplegia, also known as cerebral palsy. It limits my body, but not my mind.”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper