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quadriplegia - 5 dictionary results

quad⋅ri⋅ple⋅gi⋅a

[kwod-ruh-plee-jee-uh, -juh]
–noun Pathology.
paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
Also called tetraplegia.


Origin:
1920–25; quadri- + -plegia
quad·ri·ple·gi·a   (kwŏd'rə-plē'jē-ə, -jə)   
n.  Complete paralysis of the body from the neck down.
quad'ri·ple'gic adj. & n.

Main Entry: quad·ri·ple·gia
Pronunciation: "kwäd-r&-'plE-j(E-)&
Function: noun
: paralysis of all four limbs called alsotetraplegia

quadriplegia quad·ri·ple·gi·a (kwŏd'rə-plē'jē-ə, -jə)
n.
Paralysis of all four limbs. Also called tetraplegia.


quad'ri·ple'gic adj. & n.

quadriplegia   (kwŏd'rə-plē'jē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
Paralysis of the body from the neck down, caused by injury to the spinal cord.
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