From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishquadriplegicquad‧ri‧ple‧gic /ˌkwɒdrəˈpliːdʒɪk◂ $ ˌkwɑː-/ noun [countable] someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck → paraplegic A car accident left him a quadriplegic. —quadriplegia noun [uncountable] —quadriplegic adjective
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quadriplegic• If so, the result was one bad night, while his brother spent the next twenty-plus years as a quadriplegic.• Derek said her stepson is a quadriplegic.• A quadriplegic who is nearly deaf and has failing eyesight, the 61-year-old sheik would seem to be powerless.Origin quadriplegic (1900-2000) quadriplegia ((20-21 centuries)), from quadr- + -plegia (as in paraplegia) 