dimidiate

[Lat. dimidiatus, from dimidio =to halve: di = dis =apart, and medius =the middle.] *1. Ord. Lang.: Divided into two equal parts; halved. "Upon the dimidiate platform of your staircase."Search: Light of Nature , pt. ii., ch. xxiii. IMG:content-2522.png:[blocks in formation] comes one-celled. (2) Zool .: A term used when the organs on one side are of different functions from the corresponding organs on the other side; as when those on one side are male and on the other female.