Hemiplegia
/ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Total or partial inability to move one side of the body. uncountable, usually
"I call the series Dubliners to betray the soul of that hemiplegia or paralysis which many consider a city."
- 2 paralysis of one side of the body wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"I call the series Dubliners to betray the soul of that hemiplegia or paralysis which many consider a city."
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.