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[Fr. dem i; L. dimidi’us half]. A prefix signifying half @emi-bain (dem’e-ban) [Fr]. or hip-bath. dem i-gantlet (dem-e-gan for the hand and fingers. demilune (dem’il-iin). 1. A half-moon, or crescent. 2. Crescentic; crescent-shaped. d’s of Adamkiewicz, crescent-shaped cells beneath the neurilemma of medullated nerve-fibers. d. body. See under body. d's of Heidenhain. See crescents of Gianuszi. dem i monstrosity (dem’’e-mon-stros‘it-e). Malformation of a part which does not prevent the exercise of its function. demineralization (de” min-er-al-iz-a’shun). Exce ive elimination of mineral or inorganic salts, such as is seen in pulmonary tuberculosis and cancer. dem i penniform (dem-e-pen’if-orm). Pen-shaped or wing-shaped as to the one of the two margins: used of certain muscles. demodectic (dem-o-dek’tik). caused by, Demodex. Demoderx (dem’o-deks) (Gr, Snubs fat + at worm]. A genus of mites or acarids. Ὦ. folliculo’rum, the pimple-mite; a species found in_hair-follicles and in sebaceous secretions, especially of the face and nose. See comedo. demography (de-mog’raf-e) (Gr. δῆμος peo} people + Ὑράφειν to write]. The study or science of mankind collectively. dynamic d., collective physiology of communities, with statistics of births, marriages, deaths, etc. static d., collective anatomy of communities and study of their environment. demoniac (de-mo’ne-ak). 1. Po e ed by a demon; frenzied. 2. A lunatic. demonomania (de’mo-no-ma’ne-ah) [Gr. δαίμων demon + yavia madne }. Monomania i in which the patient considers himself po e ed of devils. demonopathy (de-mon-op’ath-e) [Gr. δαίμων demon + πάθος disease]. Demonomania. demo no phobia (de’mo-no-fo’be-ah) [Gr. δαέμων demon + φόβος fear]. Morbid fear of demons.