noun
hemiplegia; paralysis on one side of the body
Medical term for paralysis affecting one side of the body. Compare 片麻痺 (かたまひ), which is a synonym.
See also: 片麻痺
脳卒中の後遺症で半身麻痺が残った。
Hemiplegia remained as a sequela of the stroke.
Synonym for hemiplegia; 半身麻痺 is slightly more descriptive (literally 'half-body paralysis').
Compound of 半身 (はんしん, 'half of the body') and 麻痺 (まひ, 'paralysis').