A quadriplegic is a person who is permanently unable to use their arms and legs. Quadriplegic is also an adjective. He is now quadriplegic and confined to a wheelchair. someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck paraplegic (quadriplegia (20-21 centuries), from quadr- + -plegia (as in paraplegia))
A condition which involves not only the paralysis of the lower extremities and part of the torso, but also the hands and a partial paralysis of the arms