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QUADRIPLEGIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quadriplegic mean?
• QUADRIPLEGIC (noun)
The noun QUADRIPLEGIC has 1 sense:
1. a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
Familiarity information: QUADRIPLEGIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("quadriplegic" is a kind of...):
handicapped person (a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially)
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