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Hemiplegic

Hemiplegia \Hem`i*ple"gi*a\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? half + ? a stroke; cf. F. h['e]miplagie.] (Med.) A palsy that affects one side only of the body. -- Hem`i"pleg"ic, a.

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hemiplegic

a. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with hemiplegia n. One who has hemiplegia.

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hemiplegic

n. a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body)

Usage examples of "hemiplegic".

At this time they had diseased and atheromatous arteries, and Chang, who was quite intemperate, had marked spinal curvature, and shortly afterward became hemiplegic.