hemisect
[ hem-i-sekt, hem-i-sekt ]
/ ˌhɛm ɪˈsɛkt, ˈhɛm ɪˌsɛkt /
verb (used with object)
to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
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