HEMIPLEGIA

hemiplegia, unilateral paralysis

(noun) paralysis of one side of the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hemiplegia (usually uncountable, plural hemiplegias)

Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.

Source: Wiktionary


Hem`i*ple"gi*a, n.Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. hémiplagie.] (Med.)

Definition: A palsy that affects one side only of the body.

– Hem`i"pleg"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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