quadriplegic

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Etymology

From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”).

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Adjective

quadriplegic (not comparable)

  1. Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

Noun

quadriplegic (plural quadriplegics)

  1. One who suffers from quadriplegia.
    • 1985 August 24, Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves, “Disabled Lesbian Allowed Visitation by Lover”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 1:
      Their life together changed on November 13, 1983, when Kowalski was involved in a car accident that left her a quadriplegic.

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