Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”).
From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”).
Their life together changed on November 13, 1983, when Kowalski was involved in a car accident that left her a quadriplegic.1985 August 24, Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves, “Disabled Lesbian Allowed Visitation by Lover”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 1:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quadriplegics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
paraplegia · paraplegic · quadriplegia
ro tetraplegic (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · sk tetraplegik (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · es cuadraplégico (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · pt quadriplégico (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · ro cvadriplegic (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · fi neliraajahalvaantunut (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · ca quadriplègic (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · fr tétraplégique (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · es cuadripléjico (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · cs kvadruplegik (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · mi hauā-pekewhā (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · sk kvadruplegik (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · es tetrapléjico (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · fr quadriplégique (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · pt tetraplégico (one who suffers from quadriplegia) · ca tetraplègic (one who suffers from quadriplegia)