quadriplegic

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/
• Rhymes: -iːdʒɪk
• Hyphenation: quad‧ri‧ple‧gic

Adjective

quadriplegic (not comparable)

1. Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

Noun

quadriplegic (plural quadriplegics)

1. One who suffers from quadriplegia.
   • 1985 August 24, Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves, “Disabled Lesbian Allowed Visitation by Lover”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 1:

     Their life together changed on November 13, 1983, when Kowalski was involved in a car accident that left her a quadriplegic.

Synonyms

• tetraplegic

Related terms

• quadriplegia
• paraplegic
• paraplegia

Translations

one who suffers from quadriplegia

• Catalan: quadriplègic, tetraplègic
• Czech: kvadruplegik m
• Finnish: neliraajahalvaantunut
• Maori: hauā-pekewhā
• Portuguese: tetraplégico m, quadriplégico m
• Romanian: tetraplegic m, cvadriplegic m
• Spanish: cuadripléjico m, tetrapléjico m