HEMIPLEGIA
\hˌɛmɪplˈiːd͡ʒə], \hˌɛmɪplˈiːdʒə], \h_ˌɛ_m_ɪ_p_l_ˈiː_dʒ_ə]\
Definitions of HEMIPLEGIA
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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Severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body. This condition is usually caused by BRAIN DISEASES that are localized to the cerebral hemisphere opposite to the side of weakness. Less frequently, BRAIN STEM lesions; cervical SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and other conditions may manifest as hemiplegia. The term hemiparesis (see PARESIS) refers to mild to moderate weakness involving one side of the body.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Paralysis of one side of the body. See Paralysis. One so palsied is said to be hemiplegic, semi-sideratus.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
