Medical Dictionary

hemiparesis

noun hemi·pa·re·sis \ˌhem-i-pə-ˈrē-səs, -ˈpar-ə-\
plural hemi·pa·re·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of HEMIPARESIS

:  muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body <discharged with a residual partial right hemiparesis—P. W. Wright>
hemi·pa·ret·ic \-pə-ˈret-ik\ adjective

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