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hemiplegia

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hem·i·ple·gia  (hm-plj, -j-)
n.
Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
[Late Greek hmiplgia : Greek hmi-, hemi- + Greek -plgi, -plegia.]
hemi·plegic (-pljk) adj. & n.
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
hemiplegia  (hm-plj)
Paralysis of one side of the body, usually resulting from a stroke or other brain injury.
hemiplegia
a condition of paralysis in which one side of the body is affected. — hemiplegic, n., adj.
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Noun1.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
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