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hemiplegia
[hem-i-plee-jee-uh, -juh]
noun
paralysis of one side of the body.
hemiplegia
/ ˌɛɪˈːɪə /
noun
paralysis of one side of the body, usually as the result of injury to the brain Compare paraplegia quadriplegia
hemiplegia
Paralysis of one side of the body, usually resulting from a stroke or other brain injury.
Other Word Forms
- hemiplegic adjective
- posthemiplegic adjective
- prehemiplegic adjective
- ˌˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hemiplegia1
Example Sentences
Tricycles are used by riders with locomotor dysfunction and balance issues such as cerebral palsy or hemiplegia.
Brennan suffers from both cerebral palsy and hemiplegia, or paralysis of one side of the body.
He said Basel Ghazawi had been a patient in the hospital since October with hemiplegia, or partial paralysis.
It’s designed to identify what doctors call hemiplegia — weakness or paralysis on only one side of the body, a classic sign of stroke.
Chiara suffered a stroke aged two, leading to her developing dyslexia, the muscle disorder dystonia, and hemiplegia - a condition that causes weakness down her right side.
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