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double hemiplegia

double hemiplegia noun: total or partial inability to move both sides of the body, but for the fact that one side is significantly more affected than the other.

Noun

double hemiplegia (usually uncountable, plural double hemiplegias)

  1. (usually) Total or partial inability to move both sides of the body, but for the fact that one side is significantly more affected than the other.
    • Double hemiplegia/double hemiparesis indicates all four limbs are involved, but one side of the body is more affected than the other.2017, Staff, "Types of Cerebral Palsy", MyChild

Forms of double hemiplegia

pluraldouble hemiplegias

Questions about double hemiplegia

What does double hemiplegia mean?
Double hemiplegia means total or partial inability to move both sides of the body, but for the fact that one side is significantly more affected than the other.
What part of speech is double hemiplegia?
Double hemiplegia is a noun.
What is the plural of double hemiplegia?
The plural of double hemiplegia is double hemiplegias.

Words near double hemiplegia in the dictionary

  1. double helices
  2. double helix
  3. double helixes
  4. double helping
  5. double helpings
  6. double hemiplegia
  7. double hemiplegias
  8. double hoe
  9. double hoes
  10. double house
  11. double houses

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