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hemiplegia

he·mip·le·gia

UK/ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/ US/ˌhem.ɪˈpli.dʒə/ uncommon

noun

1.

paralysis of one side of the body

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Origin

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.

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