quadriplegic

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Scrabble points
27
Words With Friends
32
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/
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/ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/ · /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/

Definition of quadriplegic

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

noun

  1. One who suffers from quadriplegia.
    “Their life together changed on November 13, 1983, when Kowalski was involved in a car accident that left her a quadriplegic.”

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Etymology

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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