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quadriplegic

American  
[kwod-ruh-plee-jik, -plej-ik] / ˌkwɒd rəˈpli dʒɪk, -ˈplɛdʒ ɪk /
Sometimes quadraplegic

adjective

  1. having quadriplegia; paralyzed from the neck down or in all four limbs as a result of disease or injury.

noun

  1. a person who is paralyzed in this way.

Etymology

Origin of quadriplegic

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

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