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quadriplegia
(kwod″rĭ-ple´jә)
paralysis of all four limbs; motor or sensory function or both in the areas served by the cervical spinal nerves is impaired or lost due to damage to that part of the spinal cord, resulting in impaired function in the upper limbs, lower limbs, trunk, and pelvic organs. This term does not include conditions
due to brachial plexus lesions or to injuries of peripheral nerves outside the spinal canal. Called also tetraplegia. adj., quadriple´gic., adj.
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