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quadriplegic

[ kwod-ruh-plee-jik, -plej-ik ]

adjective

  1. having quadriplegia; paralyzed from the neck down or in all four limbs as a result of disease or injury.


noun

  1. a person who is paralyzed in this way.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quadriplegic1

First recorded in 1960–65; quadripleg(ia) + -ic
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Example Sentences

After coming out of the coma, he was quadriplegic, struggled to communicate and needed constant care.

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Luis Cervantes chose to move home after recovering from a car accident that made him a quadriplegic.

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Because Jenina, now quadriplegic, still needs care throughout the night, “I get maybe five hours of sleep a night. ... And when I’m tired that can compromise her safety,†Tyler Marik said.

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When I met her she was a paraplegic; eventually she became a quadriplegic.

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Murdaugh also took money meant to care for a client who became a quadriplegic after a crash and a state trooper injured on the job.

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