tetraplegic

English

Etymology

From tetra- 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”).

Noun

tetraplegic (plural tetraplegics)

1. A quadriplegic.

Translations

quadriplegic — see quadriplegic