Definition of hemiplegia Hemiplegia

/hɛˌmʌpliˈʤiʌ/ - [hemupleejeeu] - hem•i•ple•gi•a

We found 6 definitions of hemiplegia from 6 different sources.

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What does hemiplegia mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hemiplegias

hemiplegia - paralysis of one side of the body
  unilateral paralysis
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hemiplegia (n.)
    A palsy that affects one side only of the body.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hemiplegia
    A condition in which one-half of a patient's body is paralyzed.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hemiplegia
    hem-i-plē′ji-a, n. paralysis of one side of the face or body—also Hem′iplegy.—adj. Hemipleg′ic. [Gr. hēmi-, half, plēgē, a blow.]

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