hemi-
(Greek: half)
hemignathous
hemihepatectomy
Surgical removal of half or a lobe of the liver.
hemihidrosis, hemidrosis
Sweating confined to one side of the body.
hemihydrophyte, hemihydrophytes
Plants that grow part of the time in water and other times in non-aquatic soil.
hemihypalgesia
Hypalgesia affecting one side of the body.
hemihyperhidrosis, hemidiaphoresis, hyperhidrosis unilateralis
Excessive sweating on one side of the body.
hemihypertrophy
Muscular or osseous hypertrophy of one side of the face or body.
hemilabyrinthectomy
The surgical removal of one or more of the membranous semicircular ear canals while leaving the ampullated ends and the saccule.
hemilaminectomy
1. Removal of a portion of a vertebral lamina (flat sheet), usually performed for exploration of, access to, or decompression of the intraspinal (within the spinal cord).
2. The surgical removal of one side of the vertebral lamina.
hemilaryngectomy
Excision of one lateral (side) half of the larynx (voice box).
hemimandibulectomy
Surgical removal of one lateral half of the mandible.
hemimaxillectomy
Surgical excision of half or part of the maxilla (major bone of the upper jaw).
hemimelia
1. A congenital abnormality (as total or partial absence) affecting only the distal half of a limb.
2. A developmental anomaly characterized by absence of all or part of the distal half of a limb.
hemimelus
An individual exhibiting hemimelia.
hemimorphic
A description of crystals that do not have a horizontal axis of symmetry, so that the top and bottom of the crystal display different forms.
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