tetraplegic
English
editEtymology
editFrom tetra- 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”).
Noun
edittetraplegic (plural tetraplegics)
- A quadriplegic.
Translations
editquadriplegic — see quadriplegic