1895, a medical hybrid coined from Latin-based quadri- "four" + -plegia, as in paraplegia, ultimately from Greek plege "stroke," from root of plessein "to strike" (see plague (n.)). A correct, all-Greek formation would be *tetraplegia.
雙語例句
1. Lack of Calcium in women, especially pregnant women, would cause quadriplegia, ache, and clonus etc.
婦女, 特別是孕婦婦女缺鈣會引起手足麻木, 腰酸背痛 、 抽筋等.
來自互聯網
2. Painful sensations are a frequent and troublesome sequelae of paraplegia and quadriplegia following spinal cord injury.