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单词 quadriplegia
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quadriplegia

[ kwod-ruh-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ ˌkwɒd rəˈpli dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun Pathology.

paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
Also called tetraplegia.

Origin of quadriplegia

First recorded in 1920–25; quadri- + -plegia

Words nearby quadriplegia

quadrinomial, quadriparesis, quadripartite, quadripedal extensor reflex, quadriphonics, quadriplegia, quadriplegic, quadripole, quadrireme, quadrisect, quadrisyllable
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British Dictionary definitions for quadriplegia

quadriplegia
/ (ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪə, -dʒə) /

noun

pathol paralysis of all four limbs, usually as the result of injury to the spineAlso called: tetraplegia Compare hemiplegia, paraplegia

Word Origin for quadriplegia

C20: from quadri- + Greek plēgē a blow, from plēssein to strike
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for quadriplegia

quadriplegia
[ kwŏd′rə-plējə ]

n.

Paralysis of all four limbs.tetraplegia

Other words from quadriplegia

quad′ri•plegic adj. n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for quadriplegia

quadriplegia
[ kwŏd′rə-plējē-ə ]

Paralysis of the body from the neck down, caused by injury to the spinal cord.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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