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spastic tetraplegia

spastic tetraplegia noun: the loss of most motor function in all four limbs, normally caused by a brain stem injury.

Noun

spastic tetraplegia (uncountable)

  1. The loss of most motor function in all four limbs, normally caused by a brain stem injury.

Questions about spastic tetraplegia

What does spastic tetraplegia mean?
Spastic tetraplegia means the loss of most motor function in all four limbs, normally caused by a brain stem injury.
What part of speech is spastic tetraplegia?
Spastic tetraplegia is a noun.

Words near spastic tetraplegia in the dictionary

  1. spasmus nutans
  2. spastic
  3. spastic abasia
  4. spastic colitis
  5. spastic colon
  6. spastic tetraplegia
  7. spastically
  8. spasticated
  9. spasticities
  10. spasticity
  11. spastics

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