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quadriplegic

adjective as in paralytic

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The suspect, who was left a quadriplegic, sued, alleging that excessive force had deprived him of his 4th Amendment right against unreasonable seizure.

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The brain damage the boy suffered is permanent, doctors reported, causing him to be a quadriplegic, blind and unable to talk, walk or eat on his own.

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After coming out of the coma, he was quadriplegic, struggled to communicate and needed constant care.

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Luis Cervantes chose to move home after recovering from a car accident that made him a quadriplegic.

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Because Jenina, now quadriplegic, still needs care throughout the night, “I get maybe five hours of sleep a night. ... And when I’m tired that can compromise her safety,” Tyler Marik said.

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