quadriplegia (redirected from quadriplegics)

quad·ri·ple·gi·a  (kwdr-plj-, -j)

n.

Complete paralysis of the body from the neck down.

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quadri·plegic adj. & n.

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quadriplegia

Noun

paralysis of all four limbs [quadri- + Greek plēssein to strike]

quadriplegic adjn

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quadriplegia  (kwdr-plj-)

Paralysis of the body from the neck down, caused by injury to the spinal cord.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quadriplegia - paralysis of both arms and both legs palsy, paralysis - loss of the ability to move a body part