noun
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Meanings
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paralysis of one side of the body
The stroke caused hemiplegia on the left side of her body.
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Synonyms
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· paralysis of one side of...
unilateral paralysis
Etymology
From New Latin hemiplegia, from Ancient Greek ἡμιπλήξ (hēmiplḗx), also ἡμιπληγής (hēmiplēgḗs, “stricken on one side”), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to strike”). By surface analysis, hemi- + -plegia.