Hemiparesis is weakness on one side of the body. It is less severe than hemiplegia — the total paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on one side of the body. Thus, the patient can move the impaired side of their body, but with reduced muscular strength. Hemiparesis can be caused by a number of medical conditions, most related to the brain or spin...
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(hem″e-pә-re´sis) paresis (paralysis) affecting one side of the body.
paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
Partial paralysis of one side of the body.
Type: Term Pronunciation: hem′ē-pă-rē′sis, -par′ĕ-sis Definitions: 1. Weakness affecting one side of the body.
Hemiparesis: Weakness on one side of the body.
paralysis or weakness on one side of the body
Paralysis of only one side of the body.
Greek hemi = half, paresis = paralysis, used usually to denote weakness rather than paralysis.