hemiplegia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun paralysis of one side of the body
    unilateral paralysis.

WordNet

Hem`i*ple"gi*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. half + a stroke; cf. F. hémiplagie.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A palsy that affects one side only of the body. -- Hem`i"pleg"ic a.

Webster 1913