tetraplegia
noun
tetraplegic
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a word derived from
tetraplegia.
Example Sentences
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Frank Williams died in 2021 after spending much of his life in a wheelchair as a tetraplegic, following a car accident in 1986.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
And much of that success came while he was a tetraplegic.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
I’m in the early stages of a wonderful relationship with a tetraplegic man.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2019
He was left tetraplegic, paralyzed from the chest down.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2017
Almost a decade ago, this system was used by a tetraplegic to control an artificial hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2014
