quadriplegia
pronunciation
How to pronounce quadriplegia in British English:
UK [ˌkwɒdrɪ'pli:dʒə]
How to pronounce quadriplegia in American English:
US [ˌkwɒdrɪ'plidʒə]
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- Noun:
- paralysis of both arms and both legs
Word Origin
- quadriplegia (n.)
- 1895, a medical hybrid coined from Latin-based quadri- "four" + -plegia, as in paraplegia, ultimately from Greek plege "stroke," from root of plessein "to strike" (see plague (n.)). A correct, all-Greek formation would be *tetraplegia.
Example
- 1. But it turned out that his nausea was actually due to a blood clot in his brain , which resulted in quadriplegia .
- 2. Myositis ossificans associated with quadriplegia or paraplegia .
- 3. The patients with spastic quadriplegia of cp have the most complication .
- 4. Movement dysfunction bilateral paralysis below the level of lesion ( paraplegia or quadriplegia )
- 5. Sobel added that the advantage of this technology is that it can be used by those with disabilities ranging from quadriplegia to locked-in syndrome . In the case of the latter , patients are completely paralysed but retain enough cognitive ability to sniff with precision .