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quadriplegic

quad·rip·le·gic

UK/ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/ US/ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs

Origin

From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”).

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