Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all their limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms. The loss is usually sensory and motor, which means that both sensation and control are lost. Tetraparesis or quadriparesis, o...
Also termed quadriplegia. Describes the complete or incomplete paralysis from the neck downwards, affecting all four limbs and the trunk. This is the result of damage to the spinal cord between C1 and C8.
Synonym: quadriplegia. ... Origin: tetra-+ G. Plege, stroke ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(tet″rә-ple´jә) quadriplegia.
Quadriplegia.
Type: Term Pronunciation: tet′ră-plē′jē-ă Synonyms: quadriplegia
Paralysis of all four limbs.