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quadriplegia (n.)

1895, a medical hybrid coined from Latin-based quadri- "four" + -plegia, as in paraplegia, ultimately from Greek plege "stroke," from root of plēssein "to strike" (from PIE root *plak- (2) "to strike"). A correct, all-Greek formation would be *tetraplegia.

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Definitions of quadriplegia from WordNet

quadriplegia (n.)
paralysis of both arms and both legs;
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