quadriplegia

[ kwod-ruh-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck. Compare paraplegia ( def ).

quadriplegia

/ -dʒə; ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪə /

noun

1. pathol paralysis of all four limbs, usually as the result of injury to the spine Also calledtetraplegia Compare hemiplegia paraplegia

quadriplegia

/ kwŏd′rə-plē′jē-ə /

1. Paralysis of the body from the neck down, caused by injury to the spinal cord.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadriplegia¹

First recorded in 1920–25; quadri- + -plegia

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadriplegia¹

C20: from quadri- + Greek plēgē a blow, from plēssein to strike

Example Sentences

Wheelchair rugby was originally called murderball and was developed in Canada in the 1970s by athletes with quadriplegia.

From BBC

Taylor Crowe, 19, was born with conditions including severe brain damage, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and is in need of beds which would prevent her from falling out and injuring herself.

From BBC

During one session, the parents of a daughter with schizencephaly quadriplegia, a rare birth defect, witnessed her successfully feed herself using the system.

From Science Daily

Her death, in a hospital, was caused by complications of quadriplegia, her mother, Jean Ellison, said.

From New York Times

The company last week also won approval from an ethics committee for human trials to evaluate the device, a brain-computer interface system, for patients with quadriplegia.

From Science Magazine