What it means
The ending for muscle weakness without full paralysispuh-RAL-uh-sisLoss of the ability to move a part of the body, and sometimes loss of feeling in it.para- beside, abnormal-lysis looseningFull entry . Hemiparesis is weakness on one side of the body (hemi- = half), often after a stroke; gastroparesis is weak stomach movement, so it empties slowly. Compare -plegia, which means paralysis.