quadriplegic
noun
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Quadriplegia is the result of injury or illness, almost always affecting the spine. Though a paraplegic has lost the use only of his or her legs, quadriplegics are paralyzed in all four limbs. Today voice-activated wheelchairs help the quadriplegic get around, and houses can be equipped with similar systems to operate lights and appliances; monkeys have even been trained to assist quadriplegics with everyday tasks. The work of the quadriplegic actor Christopher Reeve has led to remarkable advances in developing new nerve connections, enabling some determined paraplegics and quadriplegics to walk again.
Examples of quadriplegic in a Sentence
Joni Eareckson Tada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
My makeup artist is a quadriplegic.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
With the other couple, a terrible auto accident had left the wife a partial quadriplegic.
—Cory Trenda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
In a case where the father was a quadriplegic, the attorney for the child argued for a separate care provider for the child in the event of a fire or medical emergency at night, arguing that the father’s care provider would seek to assist the father first.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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“Quadriplegic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadriplegic. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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quadriplegic
noun
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quadriplegic
1 of 2 adjective
quadriplegic
2 of 2 nouncalled also tetraplegic
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