Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z hemiballism hemiballismus hemiballismus A rare movement disorder with involuntary flinging motions of the extremities on one side of the body. hemibiotroph An organism that is parasitic in living tissue for some time and then continues to live in dead tissue hemibiotrophic Biotrophic in some circumstances, or some of the time. hemibiotrophy The condition of being hemibiotrophic hemiblock A heart block occurring within the fascicles of the left bundle branch. hemibody Either half of the body hemiboreal Describing a climate midway between a temperate and a boreal one hemibrain Either half of the vertically dissected brain hemibranch In fishes, either of the two rows of gill filaments that form a gill arch. hemibulb Either half of the olfactory bulb hemic Of or relating to blood hemicarbonic Relating to hemicarbonic acid or its derivatives hemicardia A lateral half of a four-chamber heart. hemicarp A mericarp. hemicastrate A semicastrated animal. hemicastrated Having had one testicle removed hemicastration Half castration, by the removal of a single testicle. hemicatenane A junction between two complementary strands of double-stranded DNA. hemicatenated Having hemicatenanes hemicellulase Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of hemicellulose. hemicellulolysis The enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose. hemicellulolytic Relating to hemicellulolysis. hemicellulose A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol. hemicellulosic That contains hemicelluloses hemicentin Any of a family of extracellular immunoglobins that are conserved across vertebrate species hemicerebellar Relating to either half of the cerebellum hemicerebellectomised Subjected to hemicerebellectomy hemicerebellectomy Removal of the left or right half of the cerebellum hemicerebellitis Inflammation of one side of the cerebellum. hemicerebellum Either half of a cerebellum hemicerebral Relating to a cerebral hemisphere. hemicerebrum A lateral half of the cerebrum. hemichamber Either half of a chamber that is divided into two, typically of an Ussing chamber hemichannel A connexin channel formed between two cells. hemicholine Hemicholinium-3, a drug that blocks the reuptake of choline by the high-affinity choline transporter at the presynapse. hemicholinium Synonym of hemicholine. hemichordate Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord. hemichorea chorea on only one side of the body hemichrome A denatured form of methemoglobin hemichromine Any cichlid of the tribe Hemichromini hemicircle Synonym of semicircle (“half of a circle”). hemicircular Synonym of semicircular. hemicircumcision Partial circumcision. hemicircumference Synonym of semicircumference. hemicircumferential Relating to a hemicircumference. hemiclit Synonym of hemiclitoris. hemiclitoral Relating to hemiclitoris hemiclitoris An erectile organ in female snakes and lizards, in the latter of which it is eversible. hemiclonal Relating to hemiclones. hemiclonally In a hemiclonal manner hemiclone Either of two or more individuals, produced via hybridization between two closely related species, that share a single specific haplotype hemicolectomy A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon. hemicolitis One-sided colitis; inflammation of either the descending colon or ascending colon. hemicollin A more soluble form of semiglutin. hemicolon Either of the left or right sections of the colon hemicomplementation Partial genetic complementation hemicomplemented Modified by hemicomplementation hemicomplex Either of a pair of subunits of a complex hemicondylar Relating to a hemicondyle. hemicondyle A single prominence at the end of a bone that normally has a pair of such prominences. hemicontinuity The condition of being hemicontinuous hemicontinuous Having the property that if a sequence of points in the domain of a function converges to a point L, then either the sequence of sets that are the images of those points contains a sequence that converges to a point that is in the image of L, or, alternatively, for every element in the image of L, you can find a sub-sequence in the domain whose image contains a convergent sequence to that element. hemicontusion unilateral contusion hemicontusive Relating to, or causing hemicontusion hemiconvulsion A unilateral convulsion characteristic of some forms of epilepsy hemicord Each side of a spinal cord (separated by the midline) hemicordate Shaped like half of a heart hemicoronal Relating to either half of the coronal plane hemicorporeal Relating to one of the (left and right) sides of the body. hemicorporectomy The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down. hemicortectomy hemidecortication hemicortex Either half of a cortex hemicrania A headache affecting one side of the head. hemicranial Relating to hemicrania. hemicranic Relating to hemicrania. hemicraniectomy The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy. hemicrypt One half of a crypt hemicryptophyte Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. hemicryptophytic Of or relating to hemicryptophytes. hemicrystalline Synonym of semicrystalline. hemicube An abstract regular polyhedron containing half the faces of a cube. hemicyanine Any of a class of dyes having two aromatic groups linked by an ethylene group hemicycle A semicircle. hemicyclic Of or relating to a hemicycle. hemicylinder Synonym of semicylinder. hemicylindric Synonym of hemicylindrical. hemicylindrical Having the form of half a cylinder (divided down its axis) hemicyonine A member of the extinct subfamily Hemicyoninae. hemicystectomy The removal of a significant part of the bladder, normally as part of reconstruction. hemidactyl Any of the Old World geckos of the genus Hemidactylus; house gecko hemidactyline Of, or pertaining to, a house gecko. hemidecorticate Lacking the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain. hemidecorticated Having undergone hemidecortication. hemidecortication Surgical removal of the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain. hemidecussate To undergo hemidecussation hemidecussation The splitting of the fibres of the optic nerve such that half of each of them continue to the contralateral optic tract hemidegenerate Using a combination of degenerate oligonucleotides and oligonucleotides specific to the target genetic material. hemidemisemiquaver A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails. hemidepleted Partially depleted hemidescine A particular steroid glycoside. hemidesmosomal Relating to hemidesmosomes hemidesmosome A structure (half of a desmosome) on the basal surface of some cells. hemidesmus The dried root of Hemidesmus indicus, from India and used medicinally as a tonic or diuretic. hemidiaphragm Either the left or right half of the diaphragm hemidiaphragmatic Relating to, or affecting a hemidiaphragm hemidimer Either half of a dimer hemidine A particular steroid glycoside. hemidiscoidal Having he shape of half a disc hemiditone The lesser third. hemidome Synonym of semidome. hemidrachm Synonym of triobol. hemidrosis haematidrosis hemidysplasia A form of dysplasia that affects one side of the body hemidystonia dystonia that affects only one side of the body hemidystrophy Dystrophy of one side of the body. hemiedaphic That lives partly within the soil and partly on the surface hemiekton An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres. hemiellipse A shape obtained by cutting an ellipse in half along one of its axes hemiellipsoid Either of the halves into which an ellipsoid is divided by a plane of symmetry hemiellipsoidal Having the form of a hemiellipsoid. hemielliptic Having the form of half an ellipse hemiepiphyte Any plant that spends part of its life cycle as an epiphyte. hemiepiphytic Of, pertaining to, or being a hemiepiphyte. hemiequilateral Describing the shape of a triangle formed by cutting an equilateral triangle in half through one of the apices hemiester A monoester of a dicarboxylic acid hemieuryalid Any brittle star of the family Hemieuryalidae hemiextinction extinction in one eye, or on one side of the body hemiface One side of an individual's face. hemifacial Relating to, or affecting, one half of the face. hemifield Half of the field of vision. hemifission An intermediate stage in the fission of cells hemifluorinated Synonym of semifluorinated. hemiforebrain Either half of the forebrain hemiformal A hemiacetal of formaldehyde hemifumarate Any salt that has one fumarate anion for each two organic cations hemifused Partially fused. hemifusion Partial fusion, or the first stage in full fusion. hemigaleid Any fish in the family Hemigaleidae. hemigamous Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; said of grasses. hemiganglion One half of a ganglion, each half carrying one of a pair of neurons hemigenome The partial genome inherited from either parent hemigenomic Relating to a hemigenome hemigigantism Hemihypertrophy. hemiglossectomy The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue. hemiglossitis glossitis affecting only half of the tongue hemiglyph The half-channel or semi-groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order. hemignathous Having one mandible much shorter than the other hemigordiopsid Any foraminifer in the family Hemigordiopsidae. hemigossypol The sesquiterpene phenolic aldehyde 2,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methyl-4-propan-2-ylnaphthalene-1-carbaldehyde