HEMIHYPERTROPHY 



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HEMITERATIC 



Hemihypertrophy (hem-e-hi-per'-tro-fe) [ijfu, half; 

 vvrep, over; rpopi/, nourishment]. Hypertrophy of 

 half of the body. 



Hemihypesthesia (hem-e-hi-pes-the' '-ze-ah) [rj/u, half; 

 vno, under; aicdqaig, perception]. Impairment of 

 sensibility in one lateral half of the body. 



Hemilethargy [hem-e-leth'-ar-je) [/}//£, half ; Kjfiapyia, 

 lethargy]. A state of partial lethargy. 



Hemimelus [lietn-im' -el-us) \i)p.i, half; fieAor, limb]. 

 An ectromelic monstrosity having deficient or atrophied 

 forearms, legs, feet, and hands, and normal arms and 

 thighs. 



Hemimetaboly {hetn-e-met-ab' '-o-le) \jipa-, half; p.tTafiokr] , 

 transformation]. In biology, incomplete or imperfect 

 metamorphosis ; hemimetamorphosis. 



Hemimetamorphosis (hem-e-met-am-or'-fo-sis) \Jip-i, 

 half; fiETa/j.6p(j>(ocng, transformation]. In biology, in- 

 complete metamorphosis ; hemimetaboly. 



Hemimyasthenia (hem-e-mi-as-the' -ne-afi) [?}ftc, half; 

 five;, muscle ; aaOevia, weakness]. Myasthenia of 

 one lateral half of the body. 



Hemimyoclonus (hem-e-mi-ok' -lo-nus) \jifU, half; fivg, 

 muscle ; nAovog, commotion] . Clonic spasm of the 

 muscles of one lateral half of the body. 



Hemin (Jiem'-iii) [a\/ia, blood], C 34 H 35 N 4 Fe0 5 . HC1. 

 Teichmann's crystals, or hydrochlorid of hematin. A 

 doubly-refractive pleochromatic crystalline substance 

 derived from blood. It is obtained by heating under 

 a cover-slip, a drop of fresh blood on a glass-slide with 

 a little glacial acetic acid. In the case of blood that 

 has been dried, or in old blood-clot or stain, the resi- 



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Hemin Crystals. 



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Rabbit. 



due should be powdered as finely as possible with a 

 trace of NaCl. Some of this powder is then placed 

 on a slide and glacial acetic acid added, and heat care- 

 fully applied. The crystals are dark-brown or black, 

 elongated rhombic plates and prisms belonging to the 

 triclinic system; they are insoluble in water, alcohol, 

 ether, chloroform, or dilute acids. 



Hemineurasthenia (hem-e-nu-ras-the' -ne-ah) \r/p.L, 

 half; vevpov, a nerve ; aadevia, weakness]. Neuras- 

 thenia peculiar to one lateral half of the body. 



Hemiopia {hem-e-dp' -e-afi) [/}/«, half; wi/>, eye]. The 

 older term for hemianopsia. Hemiopia refers to the 

 seeing-half of the retina, hemianopsia to that part of 

 the field not seen. 



Hemiopsia, Hemiopy (Jicm-e-op'-se-ah, hem' e-op-e). 

 See Humiopia. 



Hemipagus {hem-ip'-ag-us) [r//u, half; iryyvvvcu, to 

 unite]. A monomphalic monstrosity united by the 

 thoraces, and with a common mouth. 



Hemiparaplegia (hem-e-par-ap-le' -je-ati) [t//m. half; 

 tt apart Ariyia, paralysis of the limbs]. Paralysis of a 

 lower limb on one side only. 



Hemiparesis (liem-e-par'-es-is) [i/fii, half; rrdpeaig, im- 



pairment of strength]. Paresis, or weakening of the 

 strength on one side of the body only. 



Hemiparesthesia (hem-e-par-es-the' -ze-ah) [ijfu, half; 

 rvapd, beside ; alad/jaig, sensation]. Numbness or 

 paresthesia of one lateral half of the body. 



Hemiparetic (hem-e-par-et' -ik) \jifii, half; jcaptatg, im- 

 pairment of strength]. Affected with hemiparesis. 



Hemi-peptone (hem-e-pep' '-ton). See Peptones. 



Hemiphalacrosis (hem-e-fal-ak-ro' 'sis) \jifii, half; 

 q>a?Anpuatg, baldness]. Baldness affecting one lateral 

 half of the head. 



Hemiphonia (hem-e-fo 1 '-ne-ak) \_))(u, half; o<jv/}, voice]. 

 Speech having the characteristics of half-voice, half- 

 whisper ; used by patients in great weakness and ex- 

 haustion. 



Hemipinic Acid (Jiem-e-pin'-ik). See Acid. 



Hemiplegia (hem-e-ple'-je-ali) [$fu, half; ~?.//yi/, 

 stroke]. Paralysis of one side of the body, due 

 usually to a lesion of some part of the corpus striatum 

 and internal capsule, of the cms cerebri, or of the cor- 

 tex or subcortex of the opposite side of the brain. H., 

 Alternate, paralysis of the facial muscles upon one 

 side, with paralysis of the trunk and extremities upon 

 the opposite side of the body. H., Bilateral Spastic. 

 See Paraplegia, Infantile Spasmodic. H., Cere- 

 bral, the ordinary form first described. H., Crossed. 

 Same as //. , Alternate. H., Facial, motor paralysis 

 of one side of the face. H., Hephestic, from the 

 use of the hammer by smiths, a form of occupation neu- 

 rosis. H., Spastic, a form occurring in infants, in 

 which the affected extremities are subject to convul- 

 sive twitchings. H., Spinal, paralysis of one side or 

 of the whole body, with loss of sensation of the 

 opposite side. It is due to disease of the spinal 

 cord. 



Hemiplexia (Iiem-e-pleks'-e-ali). Same as Hemiplegia. 



Hemiprosoplegia \hem-e-pro-so-ple' '-je-a/i) [///", half; 

 npoauTTOV, face ; rr Ariyi/, stroke]. Paralysis of one 

 side of the face. 



Hemiprotein (Jie??i-e-pro f -te-in). See Antialbumate. 



Hemipterous (hem-ip' '-ter-us) [jifu, half; ~- 

 wing]. In biology, applied to certain insects that 

 have the fore-wings partly membranous and partly 

 coriaceous or chitinous. 



Hemirheumatism [hem-e-ru' '-mat-iztn) [>/,»/, haif; 

 pev/iaTKj/idr, liability to rheum]. Rheumatism con- 

 fined to one lateral half of the body. 



Hemisection [hem-e-sek' '-shun) \_ijui, half; secfio, a 

 cutting]. Bisection; chiefly applied to division into 

 two lateral halves. See Medisection. 



Hemiseptum [hem-e-sep' -tutu) [•//«/, half; septum, a 

 partition]. The lateral half of a septum, as of the 

 heart ; the lateral half of the septum lucidum. 



Hemispasm [hem f -e-spazm) [r)jii, half; arrasa 

 spasm]. A spasm or convulsive movement all- 

 only one side of the body. 



Hemisphere (liem'-is-fer) [/////, half ; ocpalpa, a hall]. 

 Half a sphere. H., Cerebellar, either lateral half 

 of the cerebellum. H., Cerebral, either lateral half 

 of the cerebrum. 



Hemisystole {hem-e-sis' -to-le) [>////, half; avarol 

 contraction]. A peculiar kind of irregular act: 

 the heart-muscle, in which, with every two heats of 

 the heart, only one beat of the pulse is felt. 



Hemiterata (hem-it-er' -at-ah) [))ui, half ; rtpag, mon- 

 ster]. A class of malformations, including all human 

 bodies presenting any abnormality of development, not 

 grave enough to he called monstrous, nor of the spe- 

 cific character to be classed as heterotaxic or herma- 

 phroditic. 



Hemiteratic (hem-it-er-at'-ik) [/////, half; repag, a mon- 

 ster]. Pertaining to Hemiterata. 



