dimidiate
/di'midieit/
📖 中文释义
- a. 二分的
- [医] 半的
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- a. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape
- or form.
- a. Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition
- requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate
- leaf, which has only one side developed.
- a. Having the organs of one side, or half, different in
- function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate
- hermaphroditism.
- v. t. To divide into two equal parts.
- v. t. To represent the half of; to halve.