hemiplegia
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Origin of hemiplegia
1590–1600; < New Latin < Medieval Greek hēmiplēgía. See hemi-, -plegia
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Brennan suffers from both cerebral palsy and hemiplegia, or paralysis of one side of the body.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
But then she began talking to a 14-year-old cousin who has a condition called hemiplegia, which means that one side of his body is significantly weaker than the other.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2016
The resulting condition would be hemiplegia on the side of the trauma—one leg would be paralyzed.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
I was at the Design Academy Eindhoven earlier this month, and one of the graduating students had designed a cutlery set for people with hemiplegia – a paralysis of one side of the body.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2012
The symptoms are drowsiness, vertigo, or attacks of giddiness, increased timidity, or fear of familiar objects, paralysis of one limb, hemiplegia, imperfect control of the limbs, and usually a weak, intermittent pulse.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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