quadriplegic

[ kwod-ruh-plee-jik, -plej-ik ]

/ ˌkwɒd rəˈpli dʒɪk, -ˈplɛdʒ ɪk /

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noun Pathology.

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Sometimes quad·ra·ple·gic .

Origin of quadriplegic

First recorded in 1960–65; quadripleg(ia) + -ic

Words nearby quadriplegic

quadriparesis, quadripartite, quadripedal extensor reflex, quadriphonics, quadriplegia, quadriplegic, quadripole, quadrireme, quadrisect, quadrisyllable, quadrivalent

How to use quadriplegic in a sentence

One patient, a childhood friend of Duntsch’s, went in for a spinal operation with someone he trusted and woke up a quadriplegic after the doctor damaged his vertebral artery.
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My best friend is a C-4/C-5 quadriplegic who depends on around-the-clock care.
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And the day-to-day existence of a quadriplegic is far crueler than most people imagine.
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He wound up a quadriplegic with restricted vision who could only communicate by screaming.
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But to watch her suffer for three years, she was a quadriplegic, it was a very helpless feeling for me.
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She currently splits her time between her career and being a caretaker for her brother, a recent quadriplegic.
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We have all witnessed some of these applications: sensors connected to unharmed nervous terminals allow the quadriplegic to move.
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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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quadriplegic

Origin of quadriplegic

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