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tetraplegia

[ te-truh-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]

noun

, Pathology.

tetraplegia

/ ˌtɛtrəˈpliːdʒɪə /

noun

  1. See quadriplegia
    another name for quadriplegia

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Derived Forms

  • ˌtetraˈplegic, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetraplegia1

First recorded in 1910–15; tetra- + -plegia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetraplegia1

from tetra- + Greek plegē a blow, from plēssein to strike

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