hemiplegia/ˌhem.ɪˈpliː.dʒ(i.)ə/EtymologyFrom New Latin hemiplegia, from Ancient Greek ἡμιπλήξ (hēmiplḗx), also ἡμιπληγής (hēmiplēgḗs, “stricken on one side”), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to strike”). By surface analysis, hemi- + -plegia.hemiplegia means total or partial inability to move one side of the body. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.nounTotal or partial inability to move one side of the body.“I call the series Dubliners to betray the soul of that hemiplegia or paralysis which many consider a city.”