Hemiplegia Synonyms

hĕmĭ-plējə, -jē-ə
Paralysis of one side of the body
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. unilateral paralysis

Words Related to Hemiplegia

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. cerebral-palsy
  2. mental-retardation
  3. ataxic
  4. hemiparesis
  5. nystagmus
  6. quadriplegia
  7. diplegia
  8. dysarthria
  9. scoliosis

Hemiplegia Sentence Examples

  • Joshua is a 15 year-old boy who has hemiplegia.

  • If, however, your child has congenital hemiplegia your risk is slightly increased although it is still extremely unlikely to occur again.

  • Generally, injury to the left side of the brain will cause a right hemiplegia and injury to the right side a left hemiplegia.

  • We talk about a right or left hemiplegia depending on the side affected.

  • Case 8 A 24 year old with sudden hemiplegia This 24 year old female collapsed suddenly while playing squash.

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