Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetraplegia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: tetraple-gia
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paralysis of all four limbs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Complete paralysis from below the jaw.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English -plegia English tetraplegia From tetra- + -plegia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tetraplegias (plural)

Phrases

spastic tetraplegia

Synonyms

quadriplegia

Questions

What does tetraplegia mean?: Paralysis of all four limbs.
Where does tetraplegia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English -plegia English tetraplegia From tetra- + -plegia.

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