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Hemivertebra
The congenital absence of or the failure to develop half of a vertebra. Hemivertebra, a congenital condition characterized by incomplete formation of one side of a vertebra before birth. A birth anomaly where one side of a vertebra (spinal bone) doesn’t fully develop during formation.
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Hemithyroidectomy
The surgical removal of one half of the thyroid gland tissue.
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Hemithermoanesthesia
The unilateral loss of sensitivity to heat and cold.
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Hemispheric specialization
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.
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Nondominant hemisphere
In neurology, the hemisphere of the brain that does not control speech or the predominantly used hand.
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Dominant hemisphere
The cerebral hemi sphere (usually the left hemisphere of the brain) that controls both language use and the hand a person uses for most fine motor functions.
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Hemisomus
A fetus with the lateral half of the body either missing or malformed.
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Hemiptera
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.…
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Spinal hemiplegia
Hemiplegia resulting from a lesion of the spinal cord.
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Spastic hemiplegia
Increased muscular tone occurring in half of the body. It results from an upper motor neuron lesion, such as a stroke, central nervous system trauma, or tumor.
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