quadriplegic

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”).

adj

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

noun

  1. One who suffers from quadriplegia.

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