quadriplegicadjective
specialized Australian English quadruplegic uk/ˌkwɒd.rəˈpliː.dʒɪk/us/ˌkwɑː.drəˈpliː.dʒɪk/also tetraplegic, /ˌtet.rəˈpliː.dʒɪk/permanently unable to move or feel your arms or legs, usually because of a severe injury to the spine (= bones in the centre of the back)
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Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- amyloid plaque
- atrophy
- catalepsy
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- Morton's metatarsalgia
- motor neuron disease
- Moyamoya disease
- multiple system atrophy
- muscular dystrophy
- myasthenia gravis
- persistent vegetative state
- rabid
- rabies
- spasm
- vapour
- writer's cramp
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quadriplegicnoun [ C ]
specialized Australian English quadruplegic also tetraplegic, /ˌtet.rəˈpliː.dʒɪk/a person who is permanently unable to move or feel their arms or legs, usually because of a severe injury to the spine (= bones in the centre of the back)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- amyloid plaque
- atrophy
- catalepsy
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- Morton's metatarsalgia
- motor neuron disease
- Moyamoya disease
- multiple system atrophy
- muscular dystrophy
- myasthenia gravis
- persistent vegetative state
- rabid
- rabies
- spasm
- vapour
- writer's cramp
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