hemiplegia
Americannoun
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Etymology
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
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
Six days later the hemiplegia persisted, speech was slow, headache was troublesome and the pulse not above 45.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
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