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hemiparalysis

hemiparalysis noun: paralysis of half of the face or body.

Noun

hemiparalysis (uncountable)

  1. paralysis of half of the face or body
    • One animal in the VP group developed cerebral infarction and showed symptoms of hemiparalysis, and was humanely euthanized by a lethal dose of pentobarbital sodium.2015 August 20, “Mesenchymal Stem Cells Stabilize Atherosclerotic Vulnerable Plaque by Anti-Inflammatory Properties”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hemiparalysis

From hemi- + paralysis.

Questions about hemiparalysis

What does hemiparalysis mean?
Hemiparalysis means paralysis of half of the face or body.
What part of speech is hemiparalysis?
Hemiparalysis is a noun.

Words near hemiparalysis in the dictionary

  1. hemiopic
  2. hemiopsia
  3. hemiopsy
  4. hemiorbicular
  5. hemiparalexia
  6. hemiparalysis
  7. hemiparalytic
  8. hemiparasite
  9. hemiparasites
  10. hemiparasitic
  11. hemiparasitically

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