quadriplegia

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Etymology

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

Noun

quadriplegia (plural quadriplegias)

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

Synonyms

• tetraplegia

Related terms

• quadriplegic
• paraplegic
• paraplegia

Translations

paralysis from the neck down

• Finnish: neliraajahalvaus (fi)

paralysis of all four limbs

• Catalan: tetraplegia (ca) f
• Czech: kvadruplegie (cs) f
• French: quadriplégie (fr) f, tétraplégie (fr) f
• German: Quadriplegie (de) f, Tetraplegie (de) f

• Icelandic: lömun allra útlima (is) f, allömun útlima (is) f, lömun á höndum og fótum (is) f
• Serbo-Croatian: kvadriplègija (sh) f
• Volapük: follimaflap (vo)