Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alternating hemiplegia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: al-ter-nat-ing hemi-ple-gia
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of hemiplegia that has an ipsilateral and contralateral presentation in different parts of the body, and is characterized by recurrent episodes of paralysis on one side of the body.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

alternating hemiplegias (plural)

Questions

What does alternating hemiplegia mean?: A form of hemiplegia that has an ipsilateral and contralateral presentation in different parts of the body, and is characterized by recurrent episodes of paralysis on one side of the body.

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