QUADRIPLEGIA Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

quadriplegia

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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

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Noun

Sixteen patient-caregiver pairs took part – seven patients had high neck injuries causing tetraplegia (paralysis affecting all four limbs), and nine had upper-back injuries causing paraplegia (affecting lower limbs).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
Awartani was shot in the chest and the bullet ricocheted off his scapula, causing paraplegia in his spinal cord.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 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

Most companies have policies addressing pregnancy, disability and other health conditions.

— Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Additionally, ethnic and Indigenous minorities, such as the Roma people in Europe and the Uyghur people in China, are targets of the practice, as are people with disabilities and transgender and intersex persons.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of disability

Noun

Petersen’s research established the concept of mild cognitive impairment, which lies between healthy cognitive aging and dementia.

— Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Chronic exposure to lead has been tied to kidney dysfunction, high blood pressure, and cognitive impairment.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Oct. 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

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