10 Examples of Words with the Prefix Hemi-

Words with the prefix hemi-

The prefixhemi-, of Greek origin, means half or half. For example: hemiplegia, hemicycle.

Examples of words with the prefix hemi-

1. Heart: Each of the halves into which the heart is divided.
2. Hemicarpo: Half of the fruit.
3. Hemicycle: Geometric figure formed by half a circle.
4. Hemicrania: Disease characterized by a severe headache.
5. Hemifacial: Half of the face.
6. Hemiplegia: Paralysis of the middle of the body.
7. Hemispheric: Which is shaped like a hemisphere.
8. Hemistich: Half of a verse.
9. Hemibody: Lateral half of the human body.
10. Hemisphere: Half of the surface of the planet earth that is divided by the line of the equator.

(!) Exceptions

Not all words that begin with hemi- syllables correspond to this prefix. There are some exceptions:

• Hemion: Mammal of 250 cm in length and a yellowish coat.
• Hemiptera: Type of insect.
• Hemina: Pharmacological name given to the group heme-, prefix that means or is related to "blood".