hemiplegia (redirected from crossed hemiplegia)

hem·i·ple·gia  (hm-plj, -j-)

n.

Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.

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[Late Greek hmiplgia : Greek hmi-, hemi- + Greek -plgi, -plegia.]

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hemi·plegic (-pljk) adj. & n.

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hemiplegia [ˌhɛmɪˈpliːdʒɪə]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) paralysis of one side of the body, usually as the result of injury to the brain Compare paraplegia, quadriplegia

hemiplegic  adj

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hemiplegia  (hm-plj)

Paralysis of one side of the body, usually resulting from a stroke or other brain injury.

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hemiplegia

a condition of paralysis in which one side of the body is affected. — hemiplegic, n., adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hemiplegia - paralysis of one side of the body unilateral paralysis palsy, paralysis - loss of the ability to move a body part

Translations

hemiplegia [hemɪˈpliːdʒɪə] N → hemiplejía f

hemiplegia

n → halbseitige Lähmung