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hemiparesis
[ hem-ee-puh-ree-sis, -par-uh-sis ]
/ ˌhɛm i pəˈri sɪs, -ˈpær ə sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
partial paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hemiparesis
hem·i·pa·ret·ic [hem-ee-puh-ret-ik], /ˌhɛm i pəˈrɛt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby hemiparesis
Hemingway, Ernest, Hemingwayesque, hemiola, hemiopia, hemiparasite, hemiparesis, hemiplankton, hemiplegia, hemipode, Hemiptera, hemipteran
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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