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demi·lune I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at demi-+ˌlün\ noun or demilune of hei·den·hain \-ˈhīdənˌhīn\; or demilune of gia·nuz·zi \-jəˈnüt(ˌ)sē\ Usage: capitalized H&G Etymology: demilune from French demi-lune, from demi- (from demi half) + lune moon, from Latin luna; Heidenhain after R.P.H. Haidenhain died 1897 German physiologist; Gianuzzi after Giuseppe Gianuzzi died 1876 Italian physiologist — more at demi-, luna : one of the small crescentic groups of granular deeply staining zymogen-secreting cells lying between the clearer mucus-producing cells and the basement membrane in the alveoli of mixed salivary glands II. adjective Etymology: French demi-lune : semilunar, crescent |