Hemiplegia (Gr. hemi, 'one-half,' and plēssō, 'I strike'), Paralysis (q.v.) limited to one side of the face and body, and usually depending upon disease of the brain. Opposed in signification to Paraplegia.
Hemiplegia
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 638
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