HEMISTICHAL
He*mis"ti*chal, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse.
HEMISYSTOLE
Hem`i*sys"to*le, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart.
Note: Hemisystole is noticed in rare cases of insufficiency of the mitral valve, in which both ventricles at times contract simultaneously, as in a normal heart, this condition alternating with contraction of the right ventricle alone; hence, intermittent hemisystole.
HEMITONE
Hem"i*tone, n. Etym: [L. hemitonium, Gr.
Defn: See Semitone.
HEMITROPAL; HEMITROPOUS
He*mit"ro*pal, He*mit"ro*pous, a. Etym: [See Hemitrope.]
1. Turned half round; half inverted.
2. (Bot.)