hemiplegia
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Origin of hemiplegia
1590–1600; < New Latin < Medieval Greek hēmiplēgía. See hemi-, -plegia
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He said Basel Ghazawi had been a patient in the hospital since October with hemiplegia, or partial paralysis.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
It’s designed to identify what doctors call hemiplegia — weakness or paralysis on only one side of the body, a classic sign of stroke.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
The resulting condition would be hemiplegia on the side of the trauma—one leg would be paralyzed.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Her twin Adah suffers from hemiplegia and, for much of the novel, cannot speak at all.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2013
Pressure on the pons may produce hemiplegia of the opposite side, with spasticity and exaggeration of reflexes.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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