hemisect

verb

hemisect

verb

Etymology From hemi- + Latin secare (“to cut”).

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences To divide along the mesial plane or median plane.

the scientists hemisected a rat's spinal cord
hemisect a brain

Derived terms: overhemisect
Related terms: hemisection

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