quadriplegic
adjective
- relating to or suffering from quadriplegia
noun
- one who suffers from quadriplegia
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/ / /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/
adj
Etymology: From quadri- (of Latin origins) 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”).
- Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.
noun
Etymology: From quadri- (of Latin origins) 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”).
- One who suffers from quadriplegia.
“Their life together changed on November 13, 1983, when Kowalski was involved in a car accident that left her a quadriplegic.”