tetraplegia

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noun

Paralysis of all four limbs.

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quadriplegia
OriginEnglish tetra- ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

nountetraplegia (countable and uncountable, plural tetraplegias)

plural tetraplegias

  1. countableuncountableParalysis of all four limbs.
  2. countableuncountableComplete paralysis from below the jaw.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
quadriplegia
Also see
quadriparesisquadriplegiatetraparalysis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishtetraplegia

From tetra- + -plegia.

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Translations

Catalan tetraplegia
  • tetraplegiaparalysis of all four limbs
Czech tetraplegie
  • tetraplegieparalysis of all four limbs
Finnish neliraajahalvaus, tetraplegia
  • neliraajahalvausparalysis of all four limbs
  • tetraplegiaparalysis of all four limbs
French tétraplégie
  • tétraplégieparalysis of all four limbs
Greek τετραπληγία
  • τετραπληγία (tetrapligía)paralysis of all four limbs
Italian tetraplegia
  • tetraplegiaparalysis of all four limbs
Polish tetraplegia
  • tetraplegiaparalysis of all four limbs
Portuguese tetraplegia
  • tetraplegiaparalysis of all four limbs
Spanish tetraplejia, tetraplejía
  • tetraplejiaparalysis of all four limbs
  • tetraplejíaparalysis of all four limbs
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APA

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Chicago

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