Definition for HEM'I-PLE-GY

HEM'I-PLE-GY, n. [Gr. ἡμισυς, half, and πληγη, a stroke, from πλησσω, to strike.]

A palsy that affects one half of the body; a paralytic affection on one side of the human frame. Encyc.

Return to page 48 of the letter “H”.