More examples. 1  The school is based on the fundamental principle that each child should develop its full potential. 2  The government has promised to uphold the principles of democracy. 3  In the 1870s and 1880s, doctors began to follow the principles of antiseptic surgery.  The party's principles are basically egalitarian.
Definition of quadriplegic. : one affected with partial or complete paralysis of both the arms and legs especially as a result of spinal cord injury or disease in the region of the neck.
Quadriplegia is when the damage is located in the cervical region of the spine; tetra means four (limbs). Quadriplegias account for one third of all spinal cord injuries. Accidents are the most common cause of spinal cord injuries; the number of cases is between 1000 and 1500 annually. Young adults are thus the most commonly affected population (15-35 years old), and they tend to be male more often than female.