quadriplegia

quadriplegia

English

Etymology

Latin quadri- (“four”) +‎ plegia, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegia.

Noun

quadriplegia (countable and uncountable, plural quadriplegias)

1. paralysis from the neck down
2. paralysis of all four limbs

Synonyms

• tetraplegia

Related terms

• paraplegia
• paraplegic
• quadriplegic

 

Translations

paralysis from the neck down

Finnish: neliraajahalvaus (fi)

paralysis of all four limbs

Catalan: tetraplegia f Czech: kvadruplegie f French: quadriplégie (fr) f, tétraplégie (fr) f German: Quadriplegie f, Tetraplegie f Icelandic: lömun allra útlima f, allömun útlima f, lömun á höndum og fótum f

Romanian: tetraplegie f, cvadriplegie f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: квадриплѐгија f Roman: kvadriplègija (sh) f Volapük: follimaflap

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Italian

Etymology

From quadri- +‎ -plegia.

Noun

quadriplegia f (plural quadriplegie)

1. quadriplegia

   Synonym: tetraplegia

Derived terms

• quadriplegico