quadriplegia

noun

as in paraplegia

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Recent Examples of quadriplegia Despite being in a wheelchair with incomplete quadriplegia, Lee Fair almost never stays at home. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 Porter remains the only player in program history to suffer from quadriplegia as a result of an injury in a game or practice. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Ferguson prescribed 120 milligrams of oxycodone per day to two patients — one for chronic pain and partial quadriplegia following an accident, and another for ankle and shoulder pain. — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026 Manufactured by Canadian company Bowhead, the Ranger is a four-wheeler engineered for people with limited hand function, spinal cord injuries or quadriplegia, and for the elderly. — Ben Coxworth march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026 Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026 Neuralink is currently running a clinical program dubbed Prime, which is seeking to enroll patients 22 years old and up, who have quadriplegia and are willing to have a 1,024-electrode chip, about the size of a quarter, implanted for a study expected to last six years. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025 Cameron has spastic quadriplegia, a severe form of cerebral palsy that impacts his ability to control movement in his legs and arms. — Sara Dinatale, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadriplegia
  1. paraplegia
  2. hemiplegia
  3. disability
  4. paresis
  5. impairment
  6. diplegia
Noun
  • Actor/performance artist/artist Anne Gridley, known for her work with Nature Theater of Oklahoma, created and performs this solo piece (with background dancers) about her experience with hereditary spastic paraplegia, a health condition which is gradually taking away her ability to walk.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
  • Then, when Walter was just 5, Deramus was in a car wreck that left her in a wheelchair with paraplegia.
    — Laurie Stern, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of paraplegia
Noun
  • My son had suffered a massive stroke shortly after birth, leaving him with cerebral palsy and hemiplegia.
    — Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Rupert was transported to the hospital and genetic testing led to him being diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) in January 2026.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of hemiplegia
Noun
  • For families who believe their child's rights were violated based on race, disability, or gender in school, the federal agency often has been one of the main places to turn.
    — Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The bill is funded by updating how the VA rates conditions such as tinnitus and sleep apnea, part of a larger overhaul of the disability rating system underway since 2017.
    — Vanessa Chism, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of disability
Noun
  • Two of the rats were paralyzed and unable to reach food or water, and a third had paresis and had trouble moving.
    — Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2021
  • Doctors diagnosed her with paresis of the vocal folds, a muscular dysfunction.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2019
Definition of paresis
Noun
  • Hormone therapy should not be prescribed specifically as a treatment for cognitive impairment or as a way to prevent dementia, Rozenfeld says.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Geriatric ERs also try to counter sensory impairment, another contributor to delirium, by distributing reading glasses and sound-amplifying devices.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of impairment
Noun
  • Walker was diagnosed with a rare form of cerebral palsy (spastic diplegia) at 18 months, forcing him to wear leg braces throughout his childhood.
    — McKinley Franklin, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.
    — Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022
Definition of diplegia

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“Quadriplegia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadriplegia. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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