quadriplegic

[ kwod-ruh-plee-jik, -plej-ik ]
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adjective
  1. having quadriplegia; paralyzed from the neck down or in all four limbs as a result of disease or injury.

noun
  1. a person who is paralyzed in this way.

Origin of quadriplegic

1
First recorded in 1960–65; quadripleg(ia) + -ic
  • Sometimes quad·ra·ple·gic .

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British Dictionary definitions for quadriplegic

quadriplegic

/ (ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk) pathol /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or afflicted with qudriplegia

noun
  1. a person afflicted with quadriplegia

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