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Quadriplegia
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Quadriplegia is paralysis of all four limbs.
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The prefix quadri names four. The term is also written tetraplegia, from the Greek for four.
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Hemi is one side, para is both legs, quadri is all four limbs. The prefix carries the whole distinction.
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