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quadriplegic
[kwod-ruh-plee-jik, -plej-ik]
adjective
having quadriplegia; paralyzed from the neck down or in all four limbs as a result of disease or injury.
noun
a person who is paralyzed in this way.
Word History and Origins
Origin of quadriplegic1
Example Sentences
After coming out of the coma, he was quadriplegic, struggled to communicate and needed constant care.
Luis Cervantes chose to move home after recovering from a car accident that made him a quadriplegic.
Because Jenina, now quadriplegic, still needs care throughout the night, “I get maybe five hours of sleep a night. ... And when I’m tired that can compromise her safety,” Tyler Marik said.
When I met her she was a paraplegic; eventually she became a quadriplegic.
Murdaugh also took money meant to care for a client who became a quadriplegic after a crash and a state trooper injured on the job.
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