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quadraplegic

Meaning of "quadraplegic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF QUADRAPLEGIC

ˌkwɒdrəˈpliːdʒɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUADRAPLEGIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quadraplegic is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUADRAPLEGIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tetraplegia

Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all their limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms. The loss is usually sensory and motor, which means that both sensation and control are lost. Tetraparesis or quadriparesis, on the other hand, means muscle weakness affecting all four limbs. It may be flaccid or spastic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUADRAPLEGIC

adrenergic · allergic · anticholinergic · cholinergic · choregic · cycloplegic · diplegic · dopaminergic · geostrategic · hemiplegic · lethargic · monoplegic · nonstrategic · noradrenergic · paraplegic · quadriplegic · strategic · synergic · Tajik · tetraplegic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUADRAPLEGIC

quadrangle · quadrangular · quadrangularly · quadrans · quadrant · quadrantal · Quadrantid · quadraphonic · quadraphonics · quadraphony · quadrasonic · quadrasonics · quadrat · quadrate · quadratic · quadratic equation · quadratical · quadratically · quadratrix · quadratura

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUADRAPLEGIC

bibliopegic · biologic · black magic · cryptologic · ecologic · epidemiologic · fuzzy logic · geologic · gynecologic · histologic · histopathologic · hydrologic · logic · magic · nostalgic · pathologic · physiologic · psychologic · tragic · virologic

Synonyms and antonyms of quadraplegic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quadraplegic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUADRAPLEGIC

Find out the translation of quadraplegic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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确志
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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quadraplegic
570 millions of speakers
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quadraplegic
510 millions of speakers
hi

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quadraplegic
380 millions of speakers
ar

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quadraplegic
280 millions of speakers
ru

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quadraplegic
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

tetraplégico
270 millions of speakers
bn

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quadraplegic
260 millions of speakers
fr

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paraplégique
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Quadraplegic
190 millions of speakers
de

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quadraplegic
180 millions of speakers
ja

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quadraplegic
130 millions of speakers
ko

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quadraplegic
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Quadraplegic
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Matt King
80 millions of speakers
ta

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quadraplegic
75 millions of speakers
mr

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चतुर्भुज
75 millions of speakers
tr

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quadraplegic
70 millions of speakers
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quadraplegic
65 millions of speakers
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quadraplegic
50 millions of speakers
uk

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quadraplegic
40 millions of speakers
ro

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quadraplegic
30 millions of speakers
el

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quadraplegic
15 millions of speakers
af

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quadraplegic
14 millions of speakers
sv

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quadraplegic
10 millions of speakers
no

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quadraplegic
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quadraplegic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUADRAPLEGIC»

Discover the use of quadraplegic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quadraplegic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evidence: Waltz Park and Friedman
Adams. v. The. New. York. Central. Railroad. Co. Quadraplegic. (P). v. Railroad. ( D). Ct. of Common Pleas, Cleveland, Ohio, 1961. Docket 724,072 (1961). Johnson v. Lutz Estate of decedent (P) v. Truck driver. Evidence ...
Casenotes, Casenote Legal Briefs, 2009
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InfoWorld
Reporter It makes no difference to a computer if its programmer is a paraplegic sitting in a wheelchair, a quadraplegic tapping on the keyboard with a stick held between his teeth or a person reading a screen with fingers instead of eyes. In fact ...
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Sermons on Suicide
Many of us are familiar with the name of Joni Eareckson, the young woman who went swimming in Chesapeake Bay a few weeks after graduating from high school, and in a freak diving accident, ended up as a quadraplegic. She tells us that ...
James T. Clemons, 1989
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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
She was quadraplegic as the result of childhood polio. Despite this disability, she later secured full-time Government employment in a grade GS-5 position. This does not warrant suspension of the annuity on the basis that she is no longer ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 1982
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The Golden Age of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Discoveries, ...
Greenberg and Liederman [299] studied the dreams of 4 paraplegic or quadraplegic subjects. There were no sleep recordings. The authors marked as clear distinction between the ideational content of man's dreams and the perceptual ...
Claude Gottesmann, 2005
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Head and Neck Injuries in Sports
What Is the Cost of Maintaining a Quadraplegic? The annual cost for maintaining a quadraplegic has been estimated to exceed $100,000. 4. Who Are the People Most at Risk? The people at greatest risk are adult males between 18 and 25 ...
Earl F. Hoerner, 1994
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Surgical Limits: The Life of Gordon Murray
... Stand,' Globe and Mail, 15 November 1967; Ken MacTaggart, 'Quadraplegic Stands Up ... Waves,' Telegram (Toronto), 15 November 1967; 'Dr Murray's Work Praised,' Telegram, 15 November 1967; 'Dr G. Murray — Curiosity Began with an  ...
Shelley McKellar, 2003
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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
She was quadraplegic as the result of childhood polio. Despite this disability, she later secured full-time Government employment in a grade GS-5 position. This does not warrant suspension of the annuity on the basis that she is no longer ...
‎1984
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The Automonitoring Communication Device as an Aid to the ...
Spastic, quadraplegic, severe scoliosis problem, severe ATNR. Spastic, quadraplegic, hyperflexia in upper and lower extremities. Primarily athetoid some spasticity, quadraplegic. Athetoid, quadraplegic with wristcock. Spastic, quadraplegic.
Mark James Spielman, 1977
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Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!
John had never before seen a quadraplegic. In fact, he could not spell the word, though suddenly he was one! In that moment of truth this young husband and father knew he was a quadraplegic, a victim of a broken neck, paralyzed from the  ...
Robert H Schuller, 2006
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Quadraplegic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/quadraplegic>. May 2024 ».
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