hemiplegia
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- hemiplegic adjective
- posthemiplegic adjective
- prehemiplegic adjective
Etymology
Origin of hemiplegia
1590–1600; < New Latin < Medieval Greek hēmiplēgía. See hemi-, -plegia
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Example Sentences
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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
Her twin Adah suffers from hemiplegia and, for much of the novel, cannot speak at all.
From The Guardian • May 3, 2013
The latter is more apt to be associated with psychic changes, dementia, etc.; the former, with hemiplegia.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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