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Hemiplegia

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double hemiplegianoun(medicine) Total or partial inability to move both sides of the body, but for the fact that one side is significantly more affected than the other.
hemiparesisnoun(medicine) muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
hemiparesianounMisspelling of hemiparesis. [(medicine) muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body]
haemiparesisnounMisspelling of hemiparesis. [(medicine) muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body]
hemiparalysisnounparalysis of half of the face or body
hemiparesthesianounparesthesia that affects only one side of the body
hemiparkinsonismnoun(pathology) parkinsonism that affects only one side of the body
hemiataxianounataxia on one side of the body.
monoplegianoun(pathology) Complete paralysis of a single limb (or muscle)
diparesisnoun(medicine) A neurological condition that causes weakness affecting symmetrically opposed parts of the body, most commonly in the legs or face.
monoparesisnounparalysis of a single limb
paraplegianoun(pathology) A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.
paralysisnoun(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
hemialgianounA state of pain affecting only one side of the body.
palsynoun(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
misoplegianounA morbid dislike or hatred of a paralyzed limb in patients with hemiplegia
hemispasmnoun(pathology) A spasm that affects only one side of the body
tetraplegianounParalysis of all four limbs.
quadriparesisnoun(pathology) weakness or paralysis in all four limbs
spastic tetraplegianoun(medicine) The loss of most motor function in all four limbs, normally caused by brain stem injury.

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