Synonyms of quadriplegia

quadriplegia

noun

as in paraplegia

Related Words

• paraplegia
• hemiplegia
• disability
• paresis
• impairment
• diplegia
• spastic paralysis
• lameness
• infirmity
• debility
• paralysis
• poliomyelitis
• feebleness
• debilitation
• decrepitude
• palsy
• cerebral palsy
• frailty
• multiple sclerosis
• weakness
• enfeeblement
• frailness

Dissimilar Words

• mobility
• sensation
• motility

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quadriplegia

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