Hemicrania
‖Hem′i‐cra″ni‐a (?), n. [L.: cf. F. hémicrânie. See Cranium, and Megrim.] (Med.) A pain that affects only one side of the head.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Hemicrany
Hem″i‐cra′ny (?), n.(Med.) Hemicranis.
Hemicycle
Hem″i‐cy′cle (?), n. [L. hemicyclus, Gr. �; � + �.] 1. A half circle; a semicircle.2. A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room.The collections w...
Hemidactyl
Hem′i‐dac″tyl (?), n. [See Hemi-, and Dactyl.] (Zoöl.) Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates ben...
Hemiditone
Hem′i‐di″tone (?), n. [Hemi- + ditone.] (Gr. Mus.) The lesser third. Busby.
Hemigamous
He‐mig″a‐mous (?), a. [Hemi- + Gr. � marriage.] (Bot.) Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; — said of gras...
Hemiglyph
Hem″i‐glyph (?), n. [Hemi- + Gr. � a carving.] (Arch.) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
Hemihedral
Hem′i‐he″dral (?), a. [Hemi- + Gr. � seat, base, fr. � to sit.] (Crystallog.) Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of all; consisting of half the planes which...
Hemihedrism
Hem′i‐he″drism (?), n.(Crystallog.) The property of crystallizing hemihedrally.
Hemihedron
Hem′i‐he″dron (?), n.(Crystallog.) A solid hemihedrally derived. The tetrahedron is a hemihedron.
Hemiholohedral
Hem′i‐hol′o‐he″dral (?), a. [Hemi- + holohedral.] (Crystallog.) Presenting hemihedral forms, in which half the sectants have the full number of planes.
Hemimellitic
Hem′i‐mel‐lit″ic (?), a. [Hemi- + mellitic.] (Chem.) Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; — said of an organic acid.
Hemimetabola
‖Hem′i‐me‐tab″o‐la (?), n. pl. [NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola.] (Zoöl.) Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.
Hemimetabolic
Hem′i‐met′a‐bol″ic (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvæ differing from the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the grasshoppers and cockroaches.
Hemimorphic
Hem′i‐mor″phic (?), a. [Hemi- + Gr. � form.] (Crystallog.) Having the two ends modified with unlike planes; — said of a crystal.
Hemin
He″min (?), n. [Gr. αἱ̑μα blood.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong ac...
Hemina
‖He‐mi″na (?), n.; pl.Heminæ (#). 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A measure of half a sextary. Arbuthnot.2. (Med.) A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.
Hemionus
‖He‐mi″o‐nus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A wild ass found in Thibet; the kiang. Darwin.
Hemiopia
{ ‖Hem′i‐o″pi‐a (?), Hem′i‐op″si‐a (?), } n.(Med.) A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at.
Hemiorthotype
Hem′i‐or″tho‐type (?), a. [Hemi- + Gr. � straight + -type.] Same as Monoclinic.
Hemipeptone
Hem′i‐pep″tone (?), n. [Hemi- + peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.) A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter.☞ Unlike antipeptone it is convertible into leu...
Hemiplegia
‖Hem′i‐ple″gi‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; � half + � a stroke; cf. F. hémiplagie.] (Med.) A palsy that affects one side only of the body. — Hem′i″pleg″ic (#), a.
Hemiplegy
Hem″i‐ple′gy (?), n.(Med.) Hemiplegia.
Hemipode
Hem″i‐pode (?), n. [Hemi- + Gr. �, �, foot.] (Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Hemiprotein
Hem′i‐pro″te‐in (?), n. [Hemi- + protein.] (Physiol. Chem.) An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schützenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute...
Hemipter
He‐mip″ter (?), n. [Cf. F. hémiptères, pl.] (Zoöl.) One of the Hemiptera.
Hemiptera
‖He‐mip″te‐ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ), for piercing. In many of the speci...