hemiplegia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhem.ɪˈpli.dʒə/ (General-American)
- /ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
As you doubtlessly also can read from the paper you pilfered from my bag, hemiplegia, a medical term known to the layman as paralysis resulting from a blood clot in the brain.
1932, Jules Furthman, Shanghai Express, spoken by Harvey (Clive Brook):I call the series Dubliners to betray the soul of that hemiplegia or paralysis which many consider a city.
1904, James Joyce, letter to C. P. Curran, August 1904
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemiplegias | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hemiplegy | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Brown-Séquard's hemiplegia · alternating hemiplegia · spastic hemiplegia · double hemiplegia · cerebral hemiplegia · facial hemiplegia
Translations (15)
is lömun öðrum megin í líkamanum (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · hi अर्धांघात (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · es hemiplejia (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · is helftarlömun (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · el ημιπληγία (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · id hemiplegia (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · pt hemiplegia (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · fi toispuolihalvaus (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · cs hemiplegie (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · nl hemiplegie (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · ca hemiplegia (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · it emiplegia (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · de halbseitige Lähmung (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · sv halvsidesförlamning (total or partial inability to move one side of the body) · hi अर्धांग (total or partial inability to move one side of the body)