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. Croatian: kvadriplègija (hr) 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. Volapük: follimaflap (vo)