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Quadriplegia vs Quadriparesis - What's the difference?

quadriplegia | quadriparesis |

As nouns the difference between quadriplegia and quadriparesis

is that quadriplegia is paralysis from the neck down while quadriparesis is weakness or paralysis in all four limbs.

quadriplegia

English

(wikipedia quadriplegia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • paralysis from the neck down
  • paralysis of all four limbs

    • Synonyms

    * tetraplegia

    Related terms

    * quadriplegic * paraplegic * paraplegia

    quadriparesis

    English

    Noun

    (quadripareses)
  • (pathology) weakness or paralysis in all four limbs

    • Synonyms

    * tetraplegia