tetraplegic
- a word derived from tetraplegia.
Example Sentences
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And much of that success came while he was a tetraplegic.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
Susan Dorbon, from Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, was left tetraplegic and in a coma after she was found trapped between two doors at Signature Flight Support at Luton Airport in 2015.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2021
I’m in the early stages of a wonderful relationship with a tetraplegic man.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2019
Almost a decade ago, this system was used by a tetraplegic to control an artificial hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2014
A tetraplegic athlete, Jamaican-born Rickham began sailing during rehabilitation in Miami following a diving accident when she was a teenager.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2012
