hemiparesis

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noun

Muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body.

OriginEnglish paresis ← Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-) ← Proto-Hellenic [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounhemiparesis (countable and uncountable, plural hemipareses)

plural hemipareses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineMuscular weakness that affects only one side of the body.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
  5. Englishhemi-
  6. Englishparesis
  7. Englishhemiparesis

From hemi- + paresis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 輕偏癱 /轻偏瘫
  • 輕偏癱 /轻偏瘫muscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
Finnish osittainen toispuolihalvaus, hemipareesi
  • osittainen toispuolihalvausmuscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
  • hemipareesimuscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
German Hemiparesia
  • Hemiparesiamuscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
Indonesian hemiparesis
  • hemiparesismuscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
Italian emiparesi
  • emiparesimuscular weakness that affects only one side of the body
Spanish hemiparesia
  • hemiparesiamuscular weakness that affects only one side of the body

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APA

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

MLA

“hemiparesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiparesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemiparesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiparesis.

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