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Word: Hemiplegia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek hēmiplēgia, from hemi- ‘half’ + plēgē ‘stroke’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhɛmɪˈpliːdʒə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
paralysis of one side of the body.
Short Definition:paralysis of one side of body
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