# quadriplegic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/ · frequency rank #63,166

## Definitions
1. Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

## 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”).

## Source
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