Atrophy of half of an organ or half of the body.
Atrophy of one lateral half of a part or of an organ, as the face or tongue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(hem″e-at´ro-fe) atrophy of one side of the body or one half of an organ or part.
Type: Term Pronunciation: hem′ē-at′rō-fē Definitions: 1. Atrophy of one lateral half of a part or of an organ, as the face or tongue.
hemiatrophy Atrophy of one side of the body or of one half of an organ or part. Hemiatrophy has been reported in association with a variety of neurologic conditions, including parkinsonism. Patients with the hemiparkinson-hemiatrophy syndrome (HP-HA) have asymmetric parkinsonism with limb atrophy on the more affected side.