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hemiplegia
hem·i·ple·gia [ hèmmi pljə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
inability to move one side: total or partial inability to move experienced on one side of the body, caused by brain disease or injury.
See also  paraplegiaquadriplegia
[Early 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek hēmiplēgia< plēgē (see -plegia)]

hem·i·ple·gic adjective, noun
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