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quadriplegic

[kwod-ruh-plee-jik, -plej-ik] / ˌkwɒd rəˈpli dʒɪk, -ˈplɛdʒ ɪk /


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He fell into a coma, became incontinent and quadriplegic.

From Barron's

He learned his spinal cord had been severely crushed and that he was quadriplegic.

From BBC

My partner Rosie, who I met three years ago, is a quadriplegic like myself, and those films got her through some dark times.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC