Webster's Dictionary 1913

1567

Hemipteral

{ He‐mip″ter‐al (?), He‐mip″ter‐ous (?), } a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera.

1568

Hemipteran

He‐mip″ter‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter.

1569

Hemisect

Hem′i‐sect″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hemisected; p. pr. & vb. n.Hemisecting.] [Hemi- + L. secare to cut.] (Anat.) To divide along the mesial plane.

1570

Hemisection

Hem′i‐sec″tion (?), n.(Anat.) A division along the mesial plane; also, one of the parts so divided.

1571

Hemisphere

Hem″i‐sphere (?), n. [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. �; � half = � sphere: cf. F. hémisphère. See Hemi-, and Sphere.] 1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a p...

1572

Hemispheric

{ Hem′i‐spher″ic (?), Hem′i‐spher″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. hémisphérique.] Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.

1573

Hemispheroid

Hem′i‐sphe″roid (?), n. [Hemi- + spheroid.] A half of a spheroid.

1574

Hemispheroidal

Hem′i‐sphe‐roid″al (?), a. Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form.

1575

Hemispherule

Hem′i‐spher″ule (?), n. A half spherule.

1576

Hemistich

Hem″i‐stich (?; 277), n. [L. hemistichium, Gr. ημιστἵχιον; ημἱ- half + στίχοσ row, line, verse: cf. F. hémistiche.] Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed.

1577

Hemistichal

He‐mis″ti‐chal (?), a. Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse.

1578

Hemisystole

Hem′i‐sys″to‐le (?), n.(Physiol.) Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart.☞ Hemisystole is noticed in rare cases of insufficiency of the mitral valve, in which both ventr...

1579

Hemitone

Hem″i‐tone (?), n. [L. hemitonium, Gr. �.] See Semitone.

1580

Hemitropal

{ He‐mit″ro‐pal (?), He‐mit″ro‐pous (?), } a. [See Hemitrope.] 1. Turned half round; half inverted.2. (Bot.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and ...

1581

Hemitrope

Hem″i‐trope (?), a. [Hemi- + Gr. � to turn: cf. F. hémitrope.] Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.

1582

Hemitrope (2)

Hem″i‐trope, n. That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.

1583

Hemitropy

He‐mit″ro‐py (?), n.(Crystallog.) Twin composition in crystals.

1584

Hemlock

Hem″lock (?), n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the ...

1585

Hemmel

Hem″mel (?), n. [Scot. hemmel, hammel, Prov. E. hemble hovel, stable, shed, perh. allied to D. hemel heaven, canopy, G. himmel; cf. E. heaven. √14.] A shed or hovel for cattle. ...

1586

Hemmer

Hem″mer (?), n. One who, or that which, hems with a needle. Specifically: (a) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to ...

1587

Hemo-

Hem″o– (?). Same as Hæma-, Hæmo-.

1588

Hemoglobin

Hem″o‐glo″bin (?), n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.) The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is al...

1589

Hemoglobinometer

Hem′o‐glo″bin‐om″e‐ter (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) Same as Hæmochromometer.

1590

Hemophilia

‖Hem′o‐phil″i‐a (?), n. See Hematophilia.

1591

Hemoptysis

He‐mop″ty‐sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. αἱ̑μα blood + � to spit: cf. F. hémoptysie.] (Med.) The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.

1592

Hemorrhage

Hem″or‐rhage (?), n. [L. haemorrhagia, Gr. αιμορραγἵα; αἱ̑μα blood + ρηγνὕναι to break, burst: cf. F. hémorragie, hémorrhagie.] (Med.) Any discharge of blood from the blood vess...

1593

Hemorrhagic

Hem′or‐rhag″ic (?), a. [Gr. αιμορραγικὅσ: cf. F. hémorrhagique.] Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or accompanied by, hemorrhage.