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hemiplegia.

Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhem.ɪˈpli.dʒə/General-American
  1. Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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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