Category: H

The surgical removal of one half of the thyroid gland tissue.  

The unilateral loss of sensitivity to heat and cold.  

The control of distinct neurological functions by the right and left hemispheres of the brain. In most people, the left hemisphere controls language use, analytical thought, and abstract thinking, while the right manages visual and spatial relations, musical abilities, and other functions.  

A fetus with the lateral half of the body either missing or malformed.  

The true bugs; an order of insects characterized by piercing and sucking mouth parts. The first pair of wings is leathery at the base and membranous at the tip; the second pair is membranous. Metamorphosis is incomplete. The order includes bedbugs, kissing bugs, and several other species that are pests or vectors of pathogenic organisms.…

Medulla lesion paralyzing the tongue by involving the 12th nerve fibers as they course through the uncrossed pyramid. The pathology may extend across the midline or dorsally, involving the medial fillet, causing contralateral anesthesia.  

The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the corresponding lower extremity.  

Numbness, tingling, or other unpleasant sensations affecting one half of the body.  

Paralysis of a single leg, or of the distal hemibody. It is considered a rare condition.  

Twins fused at the navel and thorax.