Quadriplegia is an English word with synonyms like paralysis or palsy. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Quadriplegia in a sentence
Quadriplegia meaning
- Paralysis from the neck down.
- Paralysis of all four limbs.
Using Quadriplegia
- The main meaning on this page is: Paralysis from the neck down. | Paralysis of all four limbs.
- Useful related words include: paralysis, palsy.
Context around Quadriplegia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quadriplegia
- In this selection, "quadriplegia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, facing, spastic and due stand out and add context to how "quadriplegia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include him facing quadriplegia due to and lead to quadriplegia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quadriplegia" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quadriplegia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lincon spent the next five days in the intensive care unit, where doctors told his family that such injuries often lead to quadriplegia. (23 words)
In 2011, his life was changed literally in an instant when a check into the boards left him facing quadriplegia due to two broken vertebrae and a severed spinal cord. (30 words)
People with cerebral palsy have an increased risk of epilepsy, with half of people with spastic quadriplegia and spastic hemiplegia having the disease. citation Mechanism Normally brain electrical activity is non-synchronous. (32 words)
People with cerebral palsy have an increased risk of epilepsy, with half of people with spastic quadriplegia and spastic hemiplegia having the disease. citation Mechanism Normally brain electrical activity is non-synchronous. (32 words)
In 2011, his life was changed literally in an instant when a check into the boards left him facing quadriplegia due to two broken vertebrae and a severed spinal cord. (30 words)
Lincon spent the next five days in the intensive care unit, where doctors told his family that such injuries often lead to quadriplegia. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
Lincon spent the next five days in the intensive care unit, where doctors told his family that such injuries often lead to quadriplegia.
In 2011, his life was changed literally in an instant when a check into the boards left him facing quadriplegia due to two broken vertebrae and a severed spinal cord.
People with cerebral palsy have an increased risk of epilepsy, with half of people with spastic quadriplegia and spastic hemiplegia having the disease. citation Mechanism Normally brain electrical activity is non-synchronous.