quadriplegia
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Etymology [edit]
From the Latin quadri- (“four”) + plegia, from the Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plegein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegia.
Noun [edit]
quadriplegia (plural quadriplegias)
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Translations [edit]
paralysis from the neck down
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paralysis of all four limbs
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