quadriplegia (redirected from quadriplegics)

quadriplegia /quad·ri·ple·gia/ (kwod″rĭ-ple´jah) paralysis of all four limbs.

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quad·ri·ple·gia (kwdr-plj)

n.

Paralysis of all four limbs. Also called tetraplegia.

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quadri·plegic adj. & n.

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Quadriplegia

Paralysis of all four limbs.

Mentioned in: Cerebral Palsy

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quadriplegia (quad)

[kwod′rəplē′jē·ə]

Etymology: L, quattuor, four; Gk, plege, stroke

See tetraplegia.

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quadriplegia (kwäˈ·dr·plēˑ·jē·),

n paralysis distinguished by the loss of motion, reflexes, and sensation in the trunk of the body in addition to both legs and arms. Also called
tetraplegia. See also paraplegia.

Quadriplegia.

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quadriplegia (kwod´rplē´jē),

n an abnormal condition characterized by paralysis of both arms and legs and the trunk of the body below the level of the associated injury to the spinal cord.

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quadriplegia

paralysis of all four limbs; tetraplegia. Indicative of spinal cord injury in the upper cervical area. May be acute or gradual in onset depending on the nature of the lesion.

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hereditary amblyopia with quadriplegia

see hereditary amblyopia with quadriplegia.

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quadriplegia

Neurology Paralysis of both arms and both legs, as seen in a high spinal cord accident or stroke. See Spinal cord injury, Stroke.