quadriplegic

/ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/

UK: /ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/

quadriplegic

English Adj

Definition

Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

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”).