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Paralysis of one side of the body
Answer for the clue "Paralysis of one side of the body ", 10 letters:
hemiplegia
Word definitions for hemiplegia in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. paralysis of one side of the body [syn: unilateral paralysis ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
Usage examples of hemiplegia.
He had atrial fibrillation and had thrown off a large embolus giving him a left hemiplegia, and I was asked to see him because he constantly fell out of bed at night for which the cardiologists could find no reason.
You have what we think is a transient hemiplegia or hemiparesis, and we expect full resolution of that.
Carlton was left with partial hemiplegia and a bankruptcy suit of his own.