quadriplegic

From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈpliː.dʒɪk/
• Rhymes: -iːdʒɪk

quadriplegic (not comparable)

1. Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

quadriplegic (plural quadriplegics)

1. One who suffers from quadriplegia.

• tetraplegic

• quadriplegia
• paraplegic
• paraplegia