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Hemiplegia

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Hemˊi-ple′gi-a

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] half + [GREEK] a stroke; cf. F.

hémiplagie

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(Med.)

A palsy that affects one side only of the body.

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Hemˊi′pleg′ic

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Adj.