Medical Dictionary

hemiplegia

noun hemi·ple·gia \ˌhem-i-ˈplē-j(ē-)ə\

Medical Definition of HEMIPLEGIA

:  total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain

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