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quadriplegia: see paraplegia paraplegia (pâr'əplē`jēə) ..... Click the link for more information. . quadriplegia Pathol paralysis of all four limbs, usually as the result of injury to the spine quadriplegia [‚kwä·drə′plē·jə] (medicine) Paralysis affecting the four extremities of the body; may be spastic or flaccid. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Born a quadraplegic due to cerebral palsy, paying jobs were difficult to find. But if I had a $3 million case involving a quadraplegic I wouldn't hesitate to use them. The preferred interface for a blind person, for example, might involve voice output, whereas a person who is paraplegic or quadraplegic may prefer using speech recognition to enter text and a head-tracking system instead of a hand-manipulated mouse to interact with a GUI. |
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