Hemiplegic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hemiplegia \Hem`i*ple"gi*a\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? half + ? a
     stroke; cf. F. h['e]miplagie.] (Med.)
     A palsy that affects one side only of the body. --
     {Hem`i"pleg"ic}, a.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hemiplegic
       n : a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the
           body)