† ˈhemiplexyObs. [ad.mod.L. hēmiplēxia, a. Gr. ἡµιπληξία a stroke on one side, f. ἡµι- hemi- + πληγή stroke.] = hemiplegia. 1576Baker Jewell of Health 161 b, It prevayleth against the palsie of the members, left after an Apoplexie, or Hemiplexie.1656in Blount Glossogr., Hemiplexy.