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quadriplegia

kwod-rih-PLEE-jee-uh

StatusNew

Definition

Paralysis of all four limbs

PathologyNervous

Breakdown

Prefix

quadri-

four

Suffix

-plegia

paralysis

Etymology

Latin: quadri- (four) + -plegia (paralysis)

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Related Terms

hemiplegia
hem-ih-PLEE-jee-uh
Pathology

Paralysis of one side of the body

Nervous
paraplegia
par-uh-PLEE-jee-uh
Pathology

Paralysis of the lower body including both legs

Nervous