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hemiparesis

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English paresis English hemiparesis From hemi- + paresis.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 輕偏癱 /轻偏瘫 — muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
  • Finnish: osittainen toispuolihalvaus — muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
  • Finnish: hemipareesi — muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
  • German: Hemiparesia — muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
  • Indonesian: hemiparesis — muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
  • Italian: emiparesi — muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
  • Spanish: hemiparesia — muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body