double hemiplegia

noun

Total or partial inability to move both sides of the body, but for the fact that one side is significantly more affected than the other.

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Meanings

noundouble hemiplegia (usually uncountable, plural double hemiplegias)

plural double hemiplegias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineTotal or partial inability to move both sides of the body, but for the fact that one side is significantly more affected than the other.

    2017, Staff, "Types of Cerebral Palsy", MyChild Double hemiplegia/double hemiparesis indicates all four limbs are involved, but one side of the body is more affected than the other.

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APA

double hemiplegia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20hemiplegia

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“double hemiplegia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20hemiplegia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double hemiplegia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20hemiplegia.

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