Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0797 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hemiplegia
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The idea
Hemiplegia is paralysis of one side of the body.
In practice
The prefix hemi names half, and plegia names paralysis.
Where people slip
Three plegia terms differ only by prefix, and each names a different pattern.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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