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Hemiplegia
CIDE DICTIONARY
Hemiplegia, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ; half + a stroke; cf. F. hémiplagie.].
A palsy that affects one side only of the body. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Hemiplegia, n. Med. paralysis of one side of the body.
Derivative
hemiplegic n. & adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk hemiplegia paralysis (as HEMI-, plege stroke)
ROGET THESAURUS
Hemiplegia
Physical Insensibility
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