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quadriplegic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwod′rə plē′jik, -plej′ik)

quad•ri•ple•gic (kwod′rə plē′jik, -plej′ik),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]

Pathologya person with quadriplegia.

quadripleg(ia) + -ic 1960–65

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quadriplegic /ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk/ adj

of, relating to, or having quadriplegia

a person with quadriplegia

quad•ri•ple•gi•a /ˌkwɑdrəˈplidʒiə, -dʒə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Pathologyparalysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.

quad•ri•ple•gi•a (kwod′rə plē′jē ə, -jə),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]

Pathologyparalysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck. Also called tetraplegia.

quadri- + -plegia 1920–25

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