Tetraplegic

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quadriplegic.

Etymology

From tetra- 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”).

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