See Also: haemato-(medicine)
haemato-(dictionary)

haemato- (iou)



haemato- combining form. .
[from Greek haima, haimat- blood: see -O-.]
Forming nouns etc. esp. in Medicine, with the sense 'of blood, containing blood'. Cf. HAEMO-.
haemati'drosis noun [Greek hidrosis sweating] the secretion of sweat containing blood M19.
haematoblast noun a blood platelet: only in L19.
haematocele noun [Greek kele tumour] a swelling containing extravasated blood M18.
haematocyst noun a cyst containing blood M19.
haematoglobulin noun = HAEMOGLOBIN: only in M19.
haematomy'elia noun [Greek muelos marrow] haemorrhage into the tissue of the spinal cord L19.
haematopoi'esis noun = HAEMOPOIESIS M19.
haematopoi'etic adjective = HAEMOPOIETIC M19.
haemato'porphyrin noun [Greek porphuros purple: see -IN1] a dark violet porphyrin obtained from haem by hydration in strong acid L19.
haemato'salpinx noun, pl. -pinges (an) accumulation of menstrual blood in the Fallopian tubes L19.
haemato'thorax noun = HAEMOTHORAX M19.