hemat-

hemat(o)-

 

word element [Gr.], blood. See also words beginning hema- and hem(o)-.

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hemat-

(hē-mat'), Although U.S. spelling practice favors this abridgment of the romanized combining from haemat- based on Greek haima, the diphthongal spelling must be preserved in taxonomic terms such as Schistosomia haematobium.

Blood.
See also: hem-, hemato-, hemo-.

[G. haima (haimat-)]

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hemat-

Combining form meaning blood.
See also: hem-, hemato-, hemo-
Synonym(s): haemat-.

[G. haima (haimat-)]

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