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2 definitions for Hemiplegia

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :


  hemiplegia
       n : paralysis of one side of the body [syn: unilateral
           paralysis]

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