semi malignant (semi malignant)

Somewhat but not very malignant: said of tumors. semi mature (semi-mā-tūr'), a. [ME. seтута ture, Semymature also me may hem glene, And daies V in salt water hem lene.' Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 123. semi mem bra nose (sem-i-membrā-nōs), a. Same as semi membranous . semi mem bra nos us (sem-i-mem-brā-nō'sus), n.; pl. semi mem bra nos i (-sī). [NL. (sc. musculus): see semi membranous.] A long muscle of the back of the thigh, or post femoral region, arising from the ischial tuberosity, and inserted chiefly into the back part of the inner tuberosity of the tibia: so called from its semi membranous character in man, retained in few other animals. Its tendon forms one of the inner hamstrings, and also expands to enter into the formation of the posterior ligament of the knee-joint. Its action flexes the leg upon the thigh. Also called membranosus and ischio IMG:content-0583.jpg:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0584.png:[blocks in formation] semi-menstrual (sem-i-men's trö-al), a . [ They [detractors] so comprehend those seminarie vertues to men vnknown that those things which, in course of time or by growing degrees, Nature of itselfe can effect, ture, can contriue and compa e in a moment. semiology Thus thay enduring in lust and delyte The spreetes of tham gat that were gyauntes tyte, With the nature of the me selves and syminacion , Thay wer brought for the by there ymaginacion. MS . Lansdowne 208, f. 2. ( Hall i well .) antimony, zinc, etc. The semi-metals were at first called "bastards" of the metals proper: thus, antimony was considered to be the bastard of lead, bismuth of tin, etc. The number, character, and relations of the semimetals were quite differently given by the older chemists: Boerhave cla ed various ores among them; Brandt (1735) made them six in number-namely, quicksilver, antimony, bismuth, cobalt, arsenic, and zinc. His putting cobalt (a malleable and ductile metal) among the semi-metals was due to the fact that the nature of this metal was only very imperfectly known at that time. semi-metallic (semi-me-tal'ik), a. Pertaining to or having the character of a semi-metal; imperfectly metallic in character. semi-metamorphosis (sem-i-met-a-môr'fo-sis), Nashe, Pierce Penile e, p. 76. Seminary ve els, both preparatory and ejaculatory. J. Smith , On Old Age (1666), p. 117. 2. Of or pertaining to a seminary (def. II., 3): said of a Roman Catholic priest. In 1584, a law was enacted, enjoining all Jesuits, semi priests, other priests, whether ordained within without the kingdom, to depart from it within forty days, on pain of being adjudged traitors. Hallam , Hist. Eng., I. 153. 3. Of or pertaining to a seminary (def. II., 5): as, a seminary course. also hem i metaboly.