Definition
Paralysis or severe weakness affecting one side of the body, typically resulting from brain injury, stroke, or spinal cord damage.
Etymology
From Greek hemi- (half) + paralysis (from Greek para- meaning 'beside' + lysis meaning 'loosening'), describing loss of movement on one half of the body.
Kelly Says
Hemiparalysis after a stroke reveals the brain's organizational mystery—the right brain controls the left side and vice versa, so doctors can pinpoint exactly where brain damage occurred by seeing which side is paralyzed.
Translations
ARالعربية
شلل نصفي
shull nafsī
BNবাংলা
অর্ধপক্ষাঘাত
ordho-pak-sha-a-hat
CACatalà
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-jee-a
CSČeština
hemipareza
he-mi-pa-re-za
DADansk
hjemiplegi
he-mi-pleh-gee
DEDeutsch
Hemiplegie
he-mi-pleh-gee
ELΕλληνικά
ημιπληγία
e-mi-pleh-jee-a
ESEspañol
hemiparálisis
e-mi-pa-r-a-li-sis
FAفارسی
فلج نیم
fala-j neem
FISuomi
hemisomiplegia
he-mi-so-mi-pleh-gee-a
FRFrançais
hémiplégie
e-mi-pleh-zhee
GUGU
આધારપક્ષાઘાત
a-dhaar-pak-sha-a-hat
HAHA
hannun-kasa
han-nun-ka-sa
HEעברית
שבץ חצי
she-vet chatzi
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-पक्षाघात
ardh-pak-sha-a-hat
HUMagyar
félplegia
feh-pleh-gee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-jee-a
ITItaliano
emiplegia
e-mi-pleh-zhee-a
KKKK
жүйелік ұйқы
zhü-yé-lik ü-y-ki
KMKM
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-jee-a
MRMR
अर्धपक्षाघात
ardha-pak-sha-a-hat
MSBahasa Melayu
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-jee-a
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်ပတ်
a-le-pa-t
NLNederlands
hémiplégie
he-mi-pleh-gee
NONorsk
hjemiplegi
he-mi-pleh-gee
PAPA
ਅਧਾਰ-ਪક્ષਾghāt
adhaar-pak-sha-a-hat
PLPolski
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-h-gee-a
PTPortuguês
hemiparalisia
e-mi-pa-ra-li-zi-a
RORomână
hemipareză
he-mi-pa-re-ză
RUРусский
гемипарез
ge-mi-pa-rez
SVSvenska
hämiplégi
hem-i-pleh-gee
SWKiswahili
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-jee-a
TAதமிழ்
அரைப்பிடிப்பு
a-rai-pi-di-ppu
TEతెలుగు
అర్ధపక్షాంగం
ardha-pak-sha-angam
TLTL
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-jee-a
TRTürkçe
yarım felç
ya-rim felch
UKУкраїнська
геміпарез
he-mi-pa-rez
URاردو
ع半 پक्षाغت
e-na-n pak-sha-a-hat
VITiếng Việt
hémiplégia
he-mi-ple-ghee-a
YOYO
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-jee-a
ZUZU
hemiplegia
he-mi-ple-jee-a