片かた麻ま痺ひ

noun

hemiplegia

Medical term for paralysis affecting one side of the body. Compare 半身不随, which is a more general term for paralysis of one side, sometimes used in non-medical contexts.

See also: 半身不随

• 脳のう卒そっ中ちゅうの後こう遺い症しょうとして片かた麻ま痺ひが残のこることがある。

  Hemiplegia may remain as a sequela of a stroke.