| saemiconductor | A metalloid, in one form or another, that conducts electricity more easily than a true nonmetal but less easily than a metal; e.g., silicon, germanium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| saemiconscious | An imprecise term for a state of drowsiness and inaction, in which more than ordinary stimulation may be required to evoke a response, and the response may be delayed or incomplete. Synonym: saemiconscious. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saemiconservative | The process of replicating DNA in which the two strands remain intact, separate, are copied and one parental strand goes to each daughter cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saemiconservative replication | Replication in which a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) produces two daughter dsDNA, each of which contains one of the original chains and one newly synthesised strand. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saemicrista | A small or imperfect ridge or crest. Origin: semi-+ L. Crista, crest, tuft (05 Mar 2000) |
| saemicrista incisiva | The midline ridge in the floor of the nasal cavity, formed by the union of the paired maxillae and palatine bones; the vomer attaches to the crest. Synonym: crista nasalis, saemicrista incisiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Saemisch's section | Procedure of transfixing the cornea beneath an ulcer and then cutting from within outward through the base. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Saemisch's ulcer | A form of serpiginous keratitis, frequently accompanied by hypopyon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Saemisch, Edwin | <person> German ophthalmologist, 1833-1909. See: Saemisch's section, Saemisch's ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |