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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quadriplegic1
First recorded in 1960–65; quadripleg(ia) + -ic
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After coming out of the coma, he was quadriplegic, struggled to communicate and needed constant care.
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Luis Cervantes chose to move home after recovering from a car accident that made him a quadriplegic.
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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.
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When I met her she was a paraplegic; eventually she became a quadriplegic.
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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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