noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
hemiplegia; paralysis on one side of the body
Medical term for paralysis affecting one side of the body, often due to stroke or brain injury. Also used in everyday contexts to describe someone who has lost movement on one side.
祖父は脳卒中で半身不随になった。
My grandfather became hemiplegic after a stroke.
半身不随の患者のリハビリテーションは長期にわたる。
Rehabilitation for hemiplegic patients takes a long time.