English Explanatory Dictionary

hemiplegia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.

Pronunciation

/ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/ /ˌhem.ɪˈpli.dʒə/

Word forms

hemiplegia hemiplegias hemiplegy

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.

Derived words

alternating hemiplegia Brown-Séquard's hemiplegia cerebral hemiplegia double hemiplegia facial hemiplegia spastic hemiplegia
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