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quadriplegic

[ kwod-ruh-plee-jik, -plej-ik ]
/ ˌkwɒd rəË?pli dʒɪk, -Ë?plÉ›dÊ’ ɪk /
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noun Pathology.
a person with quadriplegia.
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Sometimes quad·ra·ple·gic .

Origin of quadriplegic

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

Words nearby quadriplegic

quadriparesis, quadripartite, quadripedal extensor reflex, quadriphonics, quadriplegia, quadriplegic, quadripole, quadrireme, quadrisect, quadrisyllable, quadrivalent
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Words related to quadriplegic

disabled, lame, paraplegic, immobile, inactive, incapacitated, insensible, numb, palsied, paralyzed, powerless, diplegic, immobilized

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British Dictionary definitions for quadriplegic

quadriplegic
/ (ËŒkwÉ’drɪË?pliË?dʒɪk) pathol /
adjective
of, relating to, or afflicted with qudriplegia
noun
a person afflicted with quadriplegia
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