Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: quadriplegia (20-21 centuries), from quadr- + -plegia (as in paraplegia)

quadriplegic

 noun
     
quad‧ri‧ple‧gic [countable]
someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck [↪ paraplegic]:
A car accident left him a quadriplegic.
—quadriplegia noun [uncountable]
—quadriplegic adjective
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary