| hemiparaplegia | <neurology> Paralysis of one leg. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| hemiparasite | <microbiology> An organism which lives on and derives part of its nourishment from a different organism, and is partially self-supporting. (09 Oct 1997) |
| hemiparesis | <neurology> Paralysis affecting only one side of the body. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hemipelvectomy | Amputation of a lower limb through the sacroiliac joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hemipeptone | <physiology> A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter. Unlike antipeptone it is convertible into leucin and tyrosin, by the continued action of pancreatic juice. See Peptone. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid. Origin: Hemi- + peptone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hemiplegia | <neurology> Paralysis of one side of the body. Origin: Gr. Pleg = stroke (18 Nov 1997) |
| hemiplegic | Relating to hemiplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemiplegic amyotrophy | Muscular atrophy seen in hemiplegic limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemiplegic gait | Gait in which the leg is stiff, without flexion at knee and ankle, and with each step is rotated away from the body, then towards it, forming a saemicircle. Synonym: circumduction gait, spastic gait. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemiplegic migraine | A form associated with transient hemiplegia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemiplegy | <medicine> Hemiplegia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hemipode | <zoology> Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia. Origin: Hemi- + Gr, foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hemiprotein | <physiology> An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schutzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone. Origin: Hemi- + protein. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hemipter | <zoology> One of the Hemiptera. Origin: Cf. F. Hemipteres, pl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hemiptera | <zoology> An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillae), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others. They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera, including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips, and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina or true lice. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Half + wing, fr. To fly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |