quadriplegic

Meaning

Adj

Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

Noun

One who suffers from quadriplegia.

Synonyms

tetraplegic

disabled

paralytic

Translations

tétraplégique

tetraplégico

quadriplégico

tetraplegico

τετραπληγικός

quadriplégique

tetraplegica

paralítico

مشلول

cuadriplégico

tetraplègic

quadriplègic

an allen Gliedern gelähmt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/

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”).