Sign or Symptom
hemiparesis
hem·i·pa·re·sis [ hem-ee-puh-ree-sis, -par-uh-sis ]
Definitions related to hemiparesis:
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Loss of strength in the arm, leg, and sometimes face on one side of the body. Hemiplegia refers to a complete loss of strength, whereas hemiparesis refers to an incomplete loss of strength.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Muscle weakness on one side of the body.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Weakness or incomplete paralysis of either the left or right side of the body.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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