I. in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ . |hemē or ( usu not before vowels ) |hemə̇ sometimes |heˌmī prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek hēmi- — more at semi-
1. : half of ; especially : a lateral half of
hemi centrum
hemi cerebrum
hemi cardia
2. : relating to or affecting a half (as a lateral half) of an organ or part or of the whole body
hemi plegia
hemi atrophy
3. chemistry
a. : half in respect to combining ratio
hemi basic
b. : having one half of the molecular weight of a (specified) compound or class of compounds
c. : having one half the number of characteristic groups in a (specified) compound or class of compounds
hemi cyanine
4. crystallog : having one half the number of faces
hemi hedron
II.
— see hem-