quadriplegia

noun

Definition of quadriplegianext
as in paraplegia

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  1. paraplegia
  2. hemiplegia
  3. disability
  4. paresis
  5. impairment
  6. diplegia
Noun
  • The plaintiff, Darwin Boggs, has paraplegia and uses a wheelchair when traveling in public, the suit said.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Those with quadriplegia or paraplegia who continue to drive have to install expensive or sophisticated hardware to control the foot pedals with their hands.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2024
Definition of paraplegia
Noun
  • About a third experience some form of aura beforehand, often accompanied by debilitating symptoms from vomiting to vertigo, or, in worse cases, temporary blindness or hemiplegia, a paralysis down one side of the body.
    Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Related article Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders Julia suffers from a rare neurological disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 July 2024
Definition of hemiplegia
Noun
  • For seniors and people with disabilities, programs like the city’s Housing Choice Voucher Program focus on providing safe, affordable and accessible housing options.
    Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The foundation plans to use the funds to build an adaptive playground for children with disabilities at a school in South Jersey.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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
  • Excluding adults who had mild cognitive impairment, dementia or incomplete data, the Kanazawa scientists looked at the data of more than 8,500 adults aged 65 and older.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The increase in net loss was primarily due to higher operating expenses, including a significant impairment expense.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
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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