hemiplegia

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

noun

, Pathology.

1. paralysis of one side of the body.

hemiplegia

/ ˌhɛmɪˈpliːdʒɪə /

noun

1. paralysis of one side of the body, usually as the result of injury to the brain Compare paraplegia quadriplegia

hemiplegia

/ hĕm′ĭ-plē′jə /

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

Derived Forms

• ˌhemiˈplegic, adjective

Other Words From

• hem·i·ple·gic [hem-i-, plee, -jik, -, plej, -ik], adjective noun
• posthem·i·plegic adjective
• prehem·i·plegic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemiplegia¹

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

Example Sentences

Suffered for a year from hemiplegia, which disappeared when the wound healed.

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December, 1909:—Neurological Examination—Hemiplegia almost entirely disappeared, but numerous physical stigmata still persist.

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Aside from this paranoid complex he had a complete left-sided functional hemiplegia with all the concomitant signs.

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This was a case in which the carotid had been tied, and death occurred from hemiplegia five days after the operation.

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There, without any premonitory symptom whatsoever, he suffered an attack of (left) hemiplegia.

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