HEMIPLEGIA Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

hemiplegia

noun

Definition of hemiplegia

as in paresis

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Recent Examples of hemiplegia My son had suffered a massive stroke shortly after birth, leaving him with cerebral palsy and hemiplegia. — Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Rupert was transported to the hospital and genetic testing led to him being diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) in January 2026. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026 About a third experience some form of aura beforehand, often accompanied by debilitating symptoms from vomiting to vertigo, or, in worse cases, temporary blindness or hemiplegia, a paralysis down one side of the body. — Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024 It’s designed to identify what doctors call hemiplegia — weakness or paralysis on only one side of the body, a classic sign of stroke. — Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023 Spastic hemiplegia generally affects a hand, arm, or leg on only one side of the body. — Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022 His conditions — alternating hemiplegia of childhood and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome — involve paralysis and severe epilepsy. — Molly Duerig, azcentral, 14 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Two of the rats were paralyzed and unable to reach food or water, and a third had paresis and had trouble moving.

— Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2021
Doctors diagnosed her with paresis of the vocal folds, a muscular dysfunction.

— New York Times, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2019

Definition of paresis

Noun

Actor/performance artist/artist Anne Gridley, known for her work with Nature Theater of Oklahoma, created and performs this solo piece (with background dancers) about her experience with hereditary spastic paraplegia, a health condition which is gradually taking away her ability to walk.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Then, when Walter was just 5, Deramus was in a car wreck that left her in a wheelchair with paraplegia.

— Laurie Stern, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of paraplegia

Noun

Despite being in a wheelchair with incomplete quadriplegia, Lee Fair almost never stays at home.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Porter remains the only player in program history to suffer from quadriplegia as a result of an injury in a game or practice.

— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Definition of quadriplegia

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According to the California Department of Rehabilitation, encouraging independent living among people with disabilities is a philosophy that emphasizes their agency and empowers them to take charge of their care.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Among the items on the chopping block are requirements to conduct screenings for kids with disabilities, keep class sizes small, help children brush their teeth daily and mandate monitors on school buses.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of disability

Noun

On 28 July, Moody’s changed its MENA outlook from stable to negative, noting that the impairment of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will weigh on the growth of Gulf sovereigns, as well as their fiscal and external positions.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Garcia faces charges of terroristic threat causing impairment of public service/ placing a public servant in fear of serious bodily injury, according to Fort Worth jail records.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026

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