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. hƩmiplagie.] (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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