quadriplegia

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈplid͡ʒə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkwɒdɹɪˈpliːd͡ʒə/
• Hyphenation: quad‧ri‧ple‧gia

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 (ca) 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

• Spanish: tetraplejia (es) f, tetraplejía (es) f
• Volapük: follimaflap

Italian

Etymology

From quadri- +‎ -plegia.

Noun

quadriplegia f (plural quadriplegie)

1. quadriplegia

   Synonym: tetraplegia

Derived terms

• quadriplegico