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Word: Quadriplegia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from quadri- ‘four’ + a shortened form of paraplegia
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒ(ɪ)ə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
paralysis of all four limbs; tetraplegia.
Short Definition:paralysis of all four limbs
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