hemiparesis
[ hem-ee-puh-ree-sis, -par-uh-sis ]
nounPathology.
partial paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
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Origin of hemiparesis
1Other words from hemiparesis
- hem·i·pa·ret·ic [hem-ee-puh-ret-ik], /ˌhɛm i pəˈrɛt ɪk/, adjective
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How to use hemiparesis in a sentence
He recovered, and has only retained a very slight hemiparesis of the right side.
Metapsychical Phenomena | J. Maxwell
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