hematophagia

he·ma·to·pha·gi·a

(hē'mă-tō-fā'jē-ă, hem'ă-),

Living on the blood of another animal, as does the vampire bat or a leech.

Synonym(s): hemophagia

[hemato- + G. phagō, to eat]

hematophagia

/he·ma·to·pha·gia/ (-fa´jah)

1. blood drinking.

2. subsisting on blood.hematoph´agous