| hemihypesthesia | Diminished sensibility in one side of the body. Synonym: hemihypoesthesia. Origin: hemi-+ G. Hypo, under, + aestheses, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hemihypoesthesia | Synonym: hemihypesthesia. Origin: hemi-+ G. Hypo, under, + aistheses, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemihypotonia | Partial loss of muscular tonicity on one side of the body. Origin: hemi-+ G. Hypo, under, + tonos, tone (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemikaryon | A cell nucleus containing a haploid set of chromosomes. Origin: hemi-+ G. Karyon, nut (nucleus) (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemiketal | RC(R')(OH)OR', a product of the addition of an alcohol to a ketone. In the ketose sugars, the hemiketal formation is from an attack by an internal OH on the ketone carbonyl leading to intramolecular cyclization (furanose or pyranose); the hemiketal forms of the sugars are involved in polysaccharide formation, as glycosyls or glycosides. See: hemiacetal, ketal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemilaminectomy | Removal of a portion of a vertebral lamina, usually performed for exploration of, access to, or decompression of the intraspinal contents. Origin: hemi-+ L. Lamina, layer, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemilaryngectomy | Excision of one lateral half of the larynx. Origin: hemi-+ G. Larnyx (laryng-), larynx, + ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemilateral | Relating to one lateral half. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemilateral chorea | Chorea involving the muscles on one side only. Synonym: chorea dimidiata, hemilateral chorea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemilesion | A unilateral lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemilingual | Relating to one lateral half of the tongue. Synonym: hemiglossal. Origin: hemi-+ L. Lingua, tongue (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemimacroglossia | Enlargement of half the tongue. Origin: hemi-+ G. Makros, large, + glossa, tongue (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemimandibulectomy | Resection of one-half of the mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hemimellitic | <chemistry> Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; said of an organic acid. Origin: Hemi- + mellitic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hemimetabola | <zoology> Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis. Origin: NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |