quadriplegic
[ kwod-ruh-plee-jik, -plej-ik ]
/ ˌkwɒd rəˈpli dʒɪk, -ˈplɛdʒ ɪk /
noun Pathology.
a person with quadriplegia.
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Origin of quadriplegic
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And the day-to-day existence of a quadriplegic is far crueler than most people imagine.
NYPD Scandals Obscure the Decency of the Majority, Cops Say|Michael Daly|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEASTHe wound up a quadriplegic with restricted vision who could only communicate by screaming.
But to watch her suffer for three years, she was a quadriplegic, it was a very helpless feeling for me.
We have all witnessed some of these applications: sensors connected to unharmed nervous terminals allow the quadriplegic to move.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for quadriplegic
quadriplegic
/ (ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk) pathol /
adjective
of, relating to, or afflicted with qudriplegia
noun
a person afflicted with quadriplegia
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