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quadriparesis

quadriparesis noun: weakness or paralysis in all four limbs.

Noun

quadriparesis (plural quadripareses)

  1. weakness or paralysis in all four limbs
    Synonyms:
    tetraplegia

Synonyms of quadriparesis

Forms of quadriparesis

pluralquadripareses

Origin of quadriparesis

From quadri- + paresis.

Questions about quadriparesis

What does quadriparesis mean?
Quadriparesis means weakness or paralysis in all four limbs.
What part of speech is quadriparesis?
Quadriparesis is a noun.
What is the plural of quadriparesis?
The plural of quadriparesis is quadripareses.

Words near quadriparesis in the dictionary

  1. quadripara
  2. quadriparas
  3. quadriparental
  4. quadripareses
  5. quadriparesia
  6. quadriparesis
  7. quadriparetic
  8. quadriparous
  9. quadripartite
  10. quadripartitely
  11. quadripartites

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