HEMIORTHOTYPE
Hem`i*or"tho*type, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. -type.]
Defn: Same as Monoclinic.
HEMIPEPTONE
Hem`i*pep"tone, n. Etym: [Hemi- + peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter.
Note: Unlike antipeptone it is convertible into leucin and tyrosin, by the continued action of pancreatic juice. See Peptone. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid.
HEMIPLEGIA
Hem`i*ple"gi*a, n.Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. hémiplagie.] (Med.)
Defn: A palsy that affects one side only of the body.
— Hem`i"pleg"ic, a.
HEMIPLEGY
Hem"i*ple`gy, n. (Med.)
Defn: Hemiplegia.
HEMIPODE
Hem"i*pode, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Zoöl.)