1. relating to or affected by hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body)
Usage: medical term

1. a person who has hemiplegia
Usage: medical term

Examples

• The stroke left him with hemiplegic symptoms affecting his right side.
• Hemiplegic patients often benefit from physical therapy and rehabilitation.
• She was diagnosed as hemiplegic after the cerebral hemorrhage.
• The hemiplegic gait is characterized by a distinctive walking pattern.
• Hemiplegics may experience weakness, stiffness, and loss of coordination on the affected side.