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hemiplegic gait

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hemiplegic gait
n.
The walk of hemiplegics, characterized by swinging the affected leg in a half circle.
hemiplegic gait
[-plē′jik]
Etymology: Gk, hemi, half, plege, stroke; ONorse, gata, a way
a manner of walking in which an affected limb moves in a semicircle with each step.


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