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  • noun Plural form of quadriplegic.

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Examples

  • In front of the quadriplegics is a pink, open-top Cadillac, with an obese, obnoxious-looking dominatrix at the wheel.

    justinker Diary Entry justinker 2005

  • Both now are classified as quadriplegics with some mobility in their arms and hands.

    canada.com Top Stories 2009

  • According to Biden, "Obama very seldom has a slip of the tounge" ... except for when he's making fun of quadriplegics who can't bowl!

    Gaffe-prone Biden avoids weighing in on Obama verbal slip 2009

  • Just a couple of decades ago, rehab was little more than physical therapy for shuffling stroke victims and wheelchair-bound quadriplegics, a last resort after doctors had done all they could.

    Gabrielle Giffords 'Even More Alert' AP 2011

  • Just a couple of decades ago, rehab was little more than physical therapy for shuffling stroke victims and wheelchair-bound quadriplegics, a last resort after doctors had done all they could.

    Gabrielle Giffords 'Even More Alert' AP 2011

  • Just a couple of decades ago, rehab was little more than physical therapy for shuffling stroke victims and wheelchair-bound quadriplegics, a last resort after doctors had done all they could.

    Updated rehab aims to give Giffords her life back 2011

  • Just a couple of decades ago, rehab was little more than physical therapy for shuffling stroke victims and wheelchair-bound quadriplegics, a last resort after doctors had done all they could.

    Giffords Progressing in Therapy Associated Press 2011

  • Just a couple of decades ago, rehab was little more than physical therapy for shuffling stroke victims and wheelchair-bound quadriplegics, a last resort after doctors had done all they could.

    Updated rehab aims to give Giffords her life back 2011

  • Just a couple of decades ago, rehab was little more than physical therapy for shuffling stroke victims and wheelchair-bound quadriplegics, a last resort after doctors had done all they could.

    Gabrielle Giffords 'Even More Alert' AP 2011

  • For him, like other quadriplegics, finding a vehicle that can accommodate his electric wheelchair is a never-ending hassle.

    Wheelchair-accessible car at National Council on Independent Living convention 2010

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