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quadrate (KWŎD-rāt):

A square or rectangular shape.

quadriplegia (kwŏd-rĭ-PLĒ-jē-ă):

Paralysis of four (limbs). Affects both arms, both legs and sometimes from the neck down.

quickening (KWĬK-ĕn-ĭng):

First feeling of movement of the fetus in utero by the pregnant woman.

Attribution

Except where otherwise noted, this book is adapted from Medical Terminology by Grimm et al. (2022), Nicolet College, CC BY 4.0 International. / A derivative of Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Carter & Rutherford (2020), and Anatomy and Physiology by Betts, et al., CC BY 4.0, which can be accessed for free at OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology.