hemiplegia

[ hem-i-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]

/ ˌhɛm ɪˈpli dʒi ə, -dʒə /

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noun Pathology.

paralysis of one side of the body.

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Origin of hemiplegia

1590–1600; <New Latin <Medieval Greek hēmiplēgía.See hemi-, -plegia

OTHER WORDS FROM hemiplegia

hem·i·ple·gic

[hem-i-plee-jik, -plej-ik], /ˌhɛm ɪˈpli dʒɪk, -ˈplɛdʒ ɪk/, adjective, nounpost·hem·i·ple·gic, adjectivepre·hem·i·ple·gic, adjective

Words nearby hemiplegia

hemiparaplegia, hemiparasite, hemiparesis, hemipelvectomy, hemiplankton, hemiplegia, hemiplegic gait, hemipode, Hemiptera, hemipteran, hemipterous

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How to use hemiplegia in a sentence

Suffered for a year from hemiplegia, which disappeared when the wound healed.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
December, 1909:—Neurological Examination—Hemiplegia almost entirely disappeared, but numerous physical stigmata still persist.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
Aside from this paranoid complex he had a complete left-sided functional hemiplegia with all the concomitant signs.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
This was a case in which the carotid had been tied, and death occurred from hemiplegia five days after the operation.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

There, without any premonitory symptom whatsoever, he suffered an attack of (left) hemiplegia.
The Electric Bath|George M. Schweig

British Dictionary definitions for hemiplegia

hemiplegia

/ (ˌhɛmɪˈpliːdʒɪə) /

noun

paralysis of one side of the body, usually as the result of injury to the brainCompare paraplegia, quadriplegia

Derived forms of hemiplegia

hemiplegic, adjective

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Medical definitions for hemiplegia

hemiplegia

[ hĕm′ĭ-plē′jə ]

Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.

Other words from hemiplegia

hem′i•ple′gic (-jĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for hemiplegia

hemiplegia

[ hĕm′ĭ-plē′jə ]

Paralysis of one side of the body, usually resulting from a stroke or other brain injury.