Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0799 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Quadriplegia
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The idea
Quadriplegia is paralysis of all four limbs.
In practice
The prefix quadri names four. The term is also written tetraplegia, from the Greek for four.
Where people slip
Hemi is one side, para is both legs, quadri is all four limbs. The prefix carries the whole distinction.
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