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Half of a spherical structure. SYN: cerebral h. (1) [TA]. [hemi- + G. sphaira, ball, globe]

- h. of bulb of penis one of the lateral halves of the bulb of the penis that are separated by a median groove on the posterior part of the undersurface. SYN: hemispherium bulbi urethrae.

- h. of cerebellum SYN: h. of cerebellum HII–HX.

- h. of cerebellum HII–HX the large part of the cerebellum lateral to the vermis cerebelli. SYN: hemispherium cerebelli [HII–HX] [TA], hemispherium (2) [TA], h. of cerebellum, hemisphericum cerebelli HII–HX, hemisphericum.

- cerebral h. [TA] 1. SYN: h.. 2. the large mass of the telencephalon, on either side of the midline, consisting of the cerebral cortex and its associated fiber systems, together with the deeper-lying subcortical telencephalic nuclei ( i.e., basal ganglia [nuclei]). SYN: hemispherium cerebri [TA], hemispherium (1) [TA].

- dominant h. that cerebral h. containing the representation of speech and controlling the arm and leg used preferentially in skilled movements; usually the left h..

hemi·sphere -.sfi(ə)r n half of a spherical structure or organ: as

a) CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE

b) either of the two lobes of the cerebellum of which one projects laterally and posteriorly from each side of the vermis

one of the two halves of the cerebrum, not in fact hemispherical but more nearly quarter-spherical.