HEMIPLEGIA


Meaning of HEMIPLEGIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhe-mi-ˈplē-j(ē-)ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Middle Greek hēmiplēgia paralysis, from Greek hēmi- + -plēgia -plegia

Date: 1600

: total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain

• hemi·ple·gic -jik adjective or noun

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