quadriplegic

/ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/

quadriplegic means of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

quadriplegic is pronounced /ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/.

Etymology

From quadri- (of Latin origins) 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”).

adj

Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia.

noun

One who suffers from quadriplegia.“Their life together changed on November 13, 1983, when Kowalski was involved in a car accident that left her a quadriplegic.”