Quadriplegia is the medical name for a lasting loss of movement in both arms and both legs. People often say “from the neck down.” It usually follows a serious injury to the spinal cord in the neck.

Quadriplegia is指的是 in both arms and both legs雙手雙腳 a lasting loss of movement長期失去活動能力的 the medical name醫學上的說法。People often say人們常說「from the neck down脖子以下」。It usually follows這通常是因為 in the neck頸部的 the spinal cord脊髓 a serious injury受到嚴重損傷。

The word names the condition, not the person. (The person is a quadriplegic, or, if you want to be gentler, a person with quadriplegia.) The tidy picture is a little tidier than life: not everyone with quadriplegia has zero movement in the arms.

The word這個字 names說的是 the condition這個病症，not the person不是這個人。The person這個人 is的說法 a quadriplegic是quadriplegic，or如果 you want to be gentler想說得溫和一點，a person with quadriplegia就說a person with quadriplegia。The tidy picture這樣工整的說法 is a little tidier than life比實際情況要理想一點：not everyone with quadriplegia不是每個quadriplegia的人 has zero movement都完全沒有活動能力 in the arms在手臂上。

Where the cord was hurt, and how badly, changes what still works — some people can still move a shoulder or an elbow.

Where the cord was hurt脊髓受傷的位置，and how badly和嚴重程度，changes what still works會影響還剩下什麼功能——some people can still move有些人還能動 a shoulder or an elbow肩膀或手肘。

Doctors also say tetraplegia; tetra- is Greek for four, quadri- is Latin for four.

Doctors also say醫生也會說 tetraplegia tetraplegia；tetra- tetra- is Greek for four是希臘文的「四」，quadri- quadri- is Latin for four是拉丁文的「四」。

It is a hospital word. Families often say “paralysed” instead.

It is這是 a hospital word醫院裡用的字。Families often say家人常說「paralysed（癱瘓）」 instead來代替。