quadriplegics
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quadriplegic (ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or afflicted with qudriplegia |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person afflicted with quadriplegia |
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Quadriplegics
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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quadriplegic
1921, a medical hybrid coined from L. prefix quadri- "four" + -plegic, as in paraplegic, ult. from Gk. plege "stroke," from root of plessein "to strike." A correct, all-Gk. form would be *tessaraplegic. The noun is first attested 1958, from the adj.
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