hem|i|sect

hem|i|sect
hem|i|sect «HEHM ee sehkt», transitive verb.
to cut into halves; bisect, especially longitudinally or into equal right and left parts: »

to hemisect an animal body.

[< hemi- + Latin sectus, past participle of secāre to cut]

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