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hemiplegia
[ hem-i-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- paralysis of one side of the body.
hemiplegia
/ ˌhɛmɪˈpliːdʒɪə /
noun
- paralysis of one side of the body, usually as the result of injury to the brain Compare paraplegia quadriplegia
hemiplegia
/ hĕm′ĭ-plē′jə /
- Paralysis of one side of the body, usually resulting from a stroke or other brain injury.
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Derived Forms
- ˌhemiˈplegic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hem·i·ple·gic [hem-i-, plee, -jik, -, plej, -ik], adjective noun
- posthem·i·plegic adjective
- prehem·i·plegic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hemiplegia1
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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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