quadriplegic
/ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/ · adj
Meaning
- Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
- One who suffers from quadriplegia.
Etymology / origin
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”).
- παραπληγή(grc)→
- πλήσσειν(Ancient Greek)→
- -(la)→
- quadriplegic (English)
- Relations: der, der, der
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