quadriplegia

(kwä′dri plējē ə, -jə)

noun

total paralysis of the body from the neck down

Origin: ModL: see quadri- & -plegia

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See quadriplegia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Complete paralysis of the body from the neck down.

Related Forms:

  • quadˌri·pleˈgic adjective & n.

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