quadriplegia
noun[U]
medicalspecialized(Australian Englishquadruplegia)uk/ˌkwɒd.rəˈpliː.dʒə/us/ˌkwɑː.drəˈpliː.dʒə/(alsotetraplegia,uk/ˌtet.rəˈpliː.dʒə/us/ˌtet.rəˈpliː.dʒə/)permanentlossof theabilitytomoveorfeelthearmsandlegs, usually because of asevereinjuryto thespine(=bonesin thecentreof the back)
Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- ageusia
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- cramp
- crick
- dystonia
- EA
- encephalitis
- epileptic
- fibromyalgia
- GBS
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- prosopagnosia
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- Saint Vitus' dance
- sciatica