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double hemiplegia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • 2017, Staff, "Types of Cerebral Palsy", MyChild Double hemiplegia/double hemiparesis indicates all four limbs are involved, but one side of the body is more affected than the other.

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