Ultimate Medical Terminology Challenge: Test Your Expertise in 20 Questions!

Ultimate Medical Terminology Challenge: Test Your Expertise in 20 Questions!

If a patient experiences "hemiplegia," what does this mean?

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Correct Incorrect The prefix hemi- means "half," and -plegia means paralysis. Hemiplegia is paralysis affecting one side of the body.

If a patient experiences "hemiplegia," what does this mean?

  • Nerve pain
  • Paralysis of one side of the body
  • Paralysis of all four limbs
  • Paralysis of the lower limbs
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