unilateral paralysis
- noun
- /ˌjunɪˈlætərəl pəˈræləsɪs/
- Specialized
:
parálisis unilateral
- After the stroke, he experienced unilateral paralysis, making it difficult for him to use his right arm.
Examples
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With unilateral paralysis, the patient is unable to generate tension in one vocal fold, making pitch regulation difficult and introducing asymmetries into vocal fold vibration.
Academic text (2012) -
This could be attributed to the fact that the weights used to simulate CT contraction were kept constant throughout all larynges when modeling the normal and unilateral paralysis states.
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The doctor explained that unilateral paralysis could result in significant weakness on one side of the patient's body.
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She noticed unilateral paralysis after the injury, which left her unable to move her left leg properly.
Synonyms
Loss of movement on one side of the body, often after a stroke
How Widespread
81
5.4
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'unilateral' (affecting one side) combined with 'paralysis' (loss of movement) yields 'paralysis affecting only one side.' This is a regular adjective + noun medical compound that follows predictable semantics and similar formations exist in other languages, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Unilateral paralysis simply names the problem: unilateral means 'one side' and paralysis means 'not able to move'. Imagine a person who cannot move the left or right half of their body after a stroke; that's why the phrase means 'paralysis affecting only one side of the body'.