Synonyms & related words for hemiplegia

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hemiplegia. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hemiplegia

Explore words related to hemiplegia — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hemiplegic, diplegia, diplegic, paresis, paraplegia, quadriplegia, palsy, paretic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hemiplegia come from?

The word hemiplegia breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: hemi-, from Greek hemi (“half”); and plegia, from Greek plege (“stroke, paralysis”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.