![]() That’s why most Americans still continue to refer to “quad rugby,” for example, and why the word “quadriplegia” remains in common use. Although there was a movement in the 1990’s to try to adopt “tetraplegia” in America, it never really caught on outside of the medical literature. Such distinctions are important to the English, but Americans don’t seem to mind. The British have always used the term “Tetraplegia” for four-limb paralysis, so they are not combining Latin and Greek words. The Greek word for four is “Tetra.” Combine that with “plegia” and you have a word with Greek roots for both halves. So the roots of the word “quadriplegia” which means paralysis in all four limbs, come from both Latin and Greek. The word “Quadri” means four in Latin the word “Plegia” means paralysis in Greek. ![]() characid, characin, characin fish, genus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus. The difference is in the derivation of the words. tetra - brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes. And both terms are used interchangeably these days. Tetra Tech provides mining consulting for prefeasibility and feasibility mine engineering, planning, and costing including open cut and underground mine. Both words apply to paralysis of all four limbs. Surprisingly, there isn’t any difference in meaning. We get asked about this subject a lot, “What’s the difference between quadriplegia and tetraplegia?” Click here for an Interactive Spinal Cord Injury Map. ![]()
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