Definition
To cut or divide something into two halves, or to perform a surgical procedure that divides tissue into roughly equal parts.
Etymology
From Latin 'hemi-' (half) and 'secare' (to cut), combining to mean cutting into halves or dividing into two equal parts.
Kelly Says
Hemisect comes from the same root as 'dissect' (to cut apart) and 'insect' (a creature cut into segments), showing how the Latin 'secare' branched into medical and biological terminology.
Translations
ARالعربية
قص نصف
qiss nisf
BNবাংলা
অর্ধ-বিভাগ
ordh-bi-bha-g
CACatalà
hemictomia
e-mi-kto-mia
CSČeština
poloviční sekce
polo-vi-t-ni-sek-ce
DADansk
halvsektion
halv-se-k-tion
DEDeutsch
halbsektion
halb-se-k-tion
ELΕλληνικά
ημιτομή
e-mi-to-me
ESEspañol
hemisección
e-mi-se-k-sion
FAفارسی
نیمه-قطع
ni-me-qat'e
FISuomi
puolitseko
puol-it-se-ko
FRFrançais
hémisect
e-mi-sek
GUGU
અર્ધ-વહેલું
ardh-ve-he-lu
HAHA
karya-fada
ka-rya-fa-da
HEעברית
חצי-יתוך
chatzi-yit-toh
HIहिन्दी
आधा काटना
a-dha ka-tna
HUMagyar
félszegés
fe-lsze-gés
IDBahasa Indonesia
memotong setengah
me-mot-ong set-engah
IGIG
nke-nke-cut
nke-nke-kut
ITItaliano
emisizione
e-mi-si-zio-ne
KKKK
жартық-кесіп
jar-tyq-ke-sip
KMKM
កាត់ចន្លោះ
ka-t chan-loh
MRMR
अर्ध-विच्छेदन
ardh-vi-cche-dan
MSBahasa Melayu
separasi separuh
se-pa-ra-si se-pa-ruh
MYမြန်မာ
ပိုင်းခွဲ
poing-kwe
NLNederlands
halve sectie
halve sek-tie
PLPolski
połówkowe przecięcie
po-łów-kowe pre-cie-cie
PTPortuguês
hemisseção
e-mi-se-s-são
RORomână
semi-secție
se-mi-se-k-tie
RUРусский
полусечение
polo-se-chen-ie
SVSvenska
halvsektion
halv-se-k-tion
SWKiswahili
kata nusu
ka-ta nu-su
TAதமிழ்
அரை வெட்டல்
arai vet-tal
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధభాగం
aar-dha-bha-gam
TLTL
kalahating pag-hiwalay
ka-la-hat-ing pa-g-hi-wa-lay
TRTürkçe
yarım kesme
yarim kes-me
UKУкраїнська
півсечення
piv-se-ch-en-nya
VITiếng Việt
cắt bán
cat ban
ZUZU
ukus' ukusi
u-kus' u-kusi