quadriplegia

Etymology

Latin quadri- (“four”) + plegia, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegia.

noun

  1. Paralysis from the neck down.
  2. Paralysis of all four limbs.

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