HEMIALBUMOSE 







men, the white of egg]. The most characteristic and 

 most frequently obtained by-product of proteid zymo- 

 lysis. It is the forerunner of hemipeptone. It is 

 frequently found in the urine, and occurs normally in 

 the marrow of bones and in cerebro-spinal fluid. See 

 Peptones. 



Hemialbumosuria (hem-e-al-bu-mos-u'-re-ah). Same 

 as Propeptonuria. 



emialgia (hem-e-aP -je-ah) [>//«, half; a/.yoc, pain]. 

 Unilateral neuralgia. 



emianalgesia (hem-e-an-al-ie / -se-ah) [r/fii, half; av 

 priv. ; a'/.}oc, pain]. Insensibility to pain throughout 

 one lateral half of the body and limbs, 

 emianasarca (hem-e-an-as-ar' -kah) \ijfu, half; ava, 

 through ; oap-, flesh]. Edema of one-half of the body, 

 emianesthesia {hem-e-an-es-the-ze f -ah) [tjiu, half; 

 avaiafh/aia, want of feeling]. Partial or complete loss 

 of the sense of feeling in a lateral half of the body, 

 emianopia (hem-e-an-o 1 '-pe-ak). See Hemianopsia. 

 emianopsia [heni-e-an-op 1 '-se-ah) [y/u, half; av, 

 priv. ; bung, sight]. Blindness in one-half of the 

 visual field. It may be bilateral (binocular) or mono- 

 lateral (monocular or uniocular), according as it affects 

 one or both eyes. H., Binasal, due to anesthesia of 

 the temporal halves of the retina, the nasal fields 

 thereby failing to be visible. H., Bitemporal, the re- 

 verse of the last. H., Crossed or Heteronymous, a 

 general term for either binasal or bitemporal hemianop- 

 sia. H., Homonymous, right, or left, the most com- 

 mon form, affecting the inner half of one field and the 

 outer of the other. H., Inferior and Superior, the 

 upper or lower halves of the retina are insensitive, 

 emianoptic {Jiem-e-an-op / -tik) [yui, half; av, priv. ; 

 . sight]. Affected with hemianopsia. 



Hemiataxia (hem-e-at-aks' '-e-ah) \jjfii, half; a, priv. ; 

 ra^ic, order]. Inability to produce orderly or system- 



tatic movements on one side of the body. 

 Hemiathetosis {hem-e-ath-et-o'-sis) [yui, half; aderoc, 

 without fixed position]. A term for athetosis or in- 

 voluntary rhythmic movements of one side of the body 

 only. 



emiatrophy (hem-e-at'-ro-fe) [y/u, half; arpo6ia, lack 

 of nourishment]. Imperfect or impaired nutrition 

 confined to one side of the body. 



emiazygous {hem-e-az' '-ig-us) [f/ut, half; a, priv. ; 

 yolk]. Partially paired ; imperfectly azy- 

 gous. H. Veins. See Vein. 



emibranchiate {hem-e-brang' -ke-at) {yui, half; 

 , gills] . In biology, having an incomplete bran- 

 chial apparatus. 



emic Qiem'-ik) {jatfia, blood]. Pertaining to the 

 blood ; hemal. 



emicardia (hem-e-kar* -de-ah) [f/ui, half; KapSia, 

 heart]. Half of a four-chambered heart, 

 emicarp [hem'-e-karp) [yui, half; Ktiprzoc, fruit]. In 

 biology, one of the separable carpels of a dicarpel- 

 lary fruit. 



emicatalepsy {hem-e-kat' -al-ep-se) [qui, half; Kara- 

 ■. talepsy] . Catalepsy affecting only one lateral 

 half of the subject. 



emicentrum \hem-e-sen f -trum) [rjui, half; nhrrpov, 

 center]. Either one of the two lateral elements of 

 the centrum of a vertebra. 



Hemicephalia (hem-e-sef-a f -le-ah). Synonym of 

 Hemicrania. 



Hemicephalus {hem-e-sef -al-us) \ji<u, half; Kt6a7.T], 

 head]. A monster fetus in which the cerebral hemi- 

 spheres and skull are absent or undeveloped. It is a 

 synonym of Anencephalns. 



Hemicerebrum {hem-e-ser' -e-brum) [yui, half; cere- 

 brum, cerebrum]. A cerebral hemisphere. 



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Hemichordate {hem-e-kor* '-dot) [hemi, half; chorda, 

 a string]. In biology, of or pertaining to such animal 

 forms as are intermediate between the Ckordata and 

 the Achordata, e.g., Balanoglossus. 



Hemichorea (hem-e-ko-re f -ah) \j)fu, half; xopeia, 

 chorea, dance]. Unilateral chorea; a form of chorea 

 in which the convulsive movements are confined to 

 one side of the body only. 



Hemicollin {hem-e-kol' -in) [i/ui, half; ko'/'/m, glue], 

 C 4 -H 70 X H O 19 . A peptone-like substance derived 

 from collagen. It is soluble in 70-80 per cent, 

 alcohol, and is not precipitable by platinum tetra- 

 chlorid. 



Hemicrania (hem-e-kra J '-ne-ah) [qui, half; upaviov, 

 head]. Neuralgia or headache of one-half of the 

 head. See Migraine. 



Hemicranic {hem-e-kra' -nik) [qui, half; upaviov, 

 skull]. Pertaining to half the skull. H. Equiva- 

 lents, a name given to isolated symptoms — flitting 

 scotomata, vomiting, vasomotor disturbances, etc. — 

 in cases of aborted migraine. 



Hemicyclic (hem-e-si' '-klik) [i/fu, half; KiicZog, a circle]. 

 In biology, having certain of the floral organs ar- 

 ranged in whorls, and others in a spiral. 



Hemidesmus (kem-e-dez'-mus) [qui, half; dsafibq, a 

 band]. Indian sarsaparilla. The dried root of H. 

 indicus, imported from India. It is a tonic, alterative, 

 diaphoretic, and diuretic. H., Syr. (B.P.). Dose 3 j. 



Hemidiaphoresis {hem-e-di-af-or-e > -sis) [tjui, half; 

 diaoopqoic, sweating]: Sweating of one lateral half 

 of the body only. 



Hemidrosis {Jiem-id-ro f -sis). See Hematidrosis. 



Hemidysesthesia (hem-e-dis-es-the / -ze-ah) [vim, half; 

 6vg, difficult; aiadr/aig, sensation]. Enfeebled or 

 dulled sensation in a lateral half of the body, or in 

 half of one of the organs of sense. 



Hemidystrophia (hem-e-dis-tro f -fe-ah) \tjui, half; Svo, 

 ill; rpo^t], nourishment]. In biology, the state of 

 being imperfectly nourished. 



Hemi-elastin (hem-e-e-las' -tin) . See Proto-elastose. 



Hemielytrum, Hemielytron (hem-e-eV '-it-rum, -iron) 

 {tjui, half; i/.i-rpov, a sheath : //., Hemielytra~\. One 

 of the fore-wings of hemipterous and heteropterous 

 insects, or one of the dorsal scales of certain marine 

 annelids, as in Hermioni. 



Hemiencephalon {hem-e-en-sef'-al-on) [yui, half; 

 tyKe<pa?.og, brain]. Either lateral half of the brain. 



Hemiencephalus {hem-e-en-sef '-al-us) [nut, half; 

 h/Kz6a'/.o€, brain]. A monstrosity without organs of 

 sense, but possessing otherwise a nearly normal brain. 



Hemiepilepsy (hem-e-ep/ -il-ep-se) [fjfit, half; i-i?.7^pia, 

 epilepsy]. A form of epilepsy in which the convul- 

 sions are confined to one lateral half of the body. 



Hemifornix (hem-e-foi^-niks) [tjiu, half; fornix, an 

 arch, vault]. A name used to designate the irregular, 

 elongated portion of either paracelian floor, composed 

 of hippocamp, fimbria, and fornicolumn. 



Hemigamous (hem-ig / -am-us) {jifu, half; jauoc, mar- 

 riage]. In biology, applied to grasses in which one 

 floret is neuter and the other male or female. 



Hemiglossitis {hem-e-glos-i 1 '-tis) [fjfu, half; y?.£>ooa, 

 tongue; itic, inflammation] . Inflammation of one-half 

 of the tongue only. A definite nodule or lump may be 

 present in the substance of the tongue. 



Hemignathous {hem-ig* '-na-thus) [rjtu, half; yvadoc, 

 jaw]. In biology, applied to such birds as have one 

 mandible shorter than the other. 



Hemihidrosis (hem-e-hid-ro f -sis) [hut, half; ISpuc, 

 sweat]. The same as Hemidiaphoresis. 



Hemihyperesthesia [hem-e-hi-per-es-the' -ze-ah) \jifu, 

 half; i-Fp, over ; alcOr/atc, sensation]. Hyperesthesia 

 confined to one lateral half of the body. 



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