Hæmapodous Hæ·map"o·dous (he*măp"o*dŭs)
adjective (Anat.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to neuropodous .
Hæmapoietic Hæm`a·poi·et"ic (hĕm`ȧ*poi*ĕt"ĭk or hē`mȧ-)
adjective [
Hæma- + Greek
poihtiko`s productive.]
(Physiol.) Blood-forming; as, the hæmapoietic function of the spleen.
Hæmapophysis Hæm`a·poph"y·sis (- pŏf"ĭ*sĭs)
noun [ New Latin ]
Same as Hemapophysis . --
Hæm`a*po*phys"i*al (- po*fĭz"ĭ*
a l)
adjective
Hæmastatics Hæm`a·stat"ics noun Same as Hemastatics .
Hæmatachometer Hæm`a·ta·chom"e·ter (- tȧ*kŏm"e*tẽr)
noun [
Hæma- + Greek
tachy`s swift +
-meter .]
(Physiol.) A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the hemadrometer ) for measuring the velocity of the blood.
Hæmatachometry Hæm`a·ta·chom"e·try (-trȳ)
noun (Physiol.) The measurement of the velocity of the blood.
Hæmatemesis Hæm`a·tem"e·sis noun Same as Hematemesis .
Hæmatic Hæ·mat"ic (he*măt"ĭk)
adjective [ Greek
a"imatiko`s ]
Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red. Hæmatic acid (Physiol. Chem.) ,
a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum. Thudichum.
Hæmatin Hæm"a·tin noun Same as Hematin .
Hæmatinometer Hæm`a·ti·nom"e·ter noun Same as Hematinometer .
Hæmatinometric Hæm`a·tin`o·met"ric adjective Same as Hematinometric .
Hæmatite Hæm"a·tite noun Same as Hematite .
Hæmatitic Hæm`a·tit"ic (hĕm`ȧ*tĭt"ĭk)
adjective (Zoology) Of a blood-red color; crimson; (Botany) brownish red.
Hæmato- Hæm"a·to- (hĕm"ȧ*to- or hē"- )
prefix. See Hæma- .
Hæmatoblast Hæm"a·to·blast` (-blăst`)
noun [
Hæmato- +
-blast .]
(Anat.) One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; -- called also blood plaque , and blood plate .
Hæmatocrya Hæm`a·toc"ry·a (tŏk"rĭ*ȧ)
noun plural (Zoology) The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as Hematocrya .
Hæmatocryal Hæm`·a·toc"ry·al (-
a l)
adjective Cold-blooded.
Hæmatocrystallin Hæm`a·to·crys"tal·lin noun Same as Hematocrystallin .
Hæmatodynamometer Hæ`ma·to·dy`na·mom"e·ter (hē`mȧ*to*dī`nȧ*mŏm"e*tẽr or hĕm`ȧ*to*dĭn`ȧ-)
noun Same as Hemadynamometer .
Hæmatogenesis Hæm`a·to·gen"e·sis (hĕm`ȧ*to*jĕn"e*sĭs or hē`mȧ*to-)
noun [
Hæmato- +
genesis .]
(Physiol.) (a) The origin and development of blood. (b) The transformation of venous into arterial blood by respiration; hematosis.
Hæmatogenic Hæm`a·to·gen"ic (-jĕn"ĭk)
adjective (Physiol.) Relating to hæmatogenesis.
Hæmatogenous Hæm`a·tog"e·nous (-tŏj"e*nŭs)
adjective (Physiol.) Originating in the blood.
Hæmatoglobulin Hæm`a·to·glob"u·lin noun Same as Hematoglobulin .
Hæmatoid Hæm"a·toid adjective Same as Hematoid .
Hæmatoidin Hæm`a·toid"in noun Same as Hematoidin .
Hæmatoin Hæ·mat"o·in (he*măt"o*ĭn)
noun [
Hæmato- +
-in .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid. Two like bodies, called respectively hæmatoporphyrin and hæmatolin , are formed in a similar manner.
Hæmatolin Hæ·mat"o·lin (-lĭn)
noun See Hæmatoin .
Hæmatology Hæm`a·tol"o·gy (hĕm`ȧ*tŏl"o*jȳ or hē`mȧ-)
noun The science which treats of the blood. Same as Hematology .
Hæmatolysis Hæm`a·tol"y·sis noun [ New Latin ;
hæmato- + Greek ... a loosing, dissolving, from ... to loose, dissolve.]
(Physiol.) Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished coagulability of the blood; hæmolysis. --
Hæm`a*to*lyt"ic adjective
Hæmatometer Hæm`a·tom"e·ter (-tŏm"e*tẽr)
noun [
Hæmato- +
-meter .]
(Physiol.) (a) Same as Hemadynamometer . (b) An instrument for determining the number of blood corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.
Hæmatophilina Hæm`a·to·phi·li"na (- to*fĭ*lī"nȧ)
noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
a"i^ma ,
a"i`matos , blood +
filei^n to love.]
(Zoology) A division of Cheiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See Vampire .
Hæmatoplast Hæm"a·to·plast` (-plăst`)
noun [
Hæmato- + Greek
pla`ssein to mold.]
(Anat.) Same as Hæmatoblast .
Hæmatoplastic Hæm`a·to·plas"tic (-plăs"tĭk)
adjective [
Hæmato- +
-plastic .]
(Physiol.) Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels.
Hæmatoporphyrin Hæm`a·to·por"phy·rin (- pôr"fĭ*rĭn)
noun [
Hæmato- + Greek
porfy`ra purple.]
(Physiol. Chem.) See Hæmatoin .
Hæmatosac Hæm"a·to·sac` (-săk`)
noun [
Hæmato- +
sac .]
(Anat.) A vascular sac connected, beneath the brain, in many fishes, with the infundibulum.
Hæmatoscope Hæm"a·to·scope` (-skōp`)
noun A hæmoscope.
Hæmatosin Hæm`a·to"sin (hĕm`ȧ*tō"sĭn or he*măt"o*sĭn)
noun (Physiol. Chem.) Hematin. [ R.]
Hæmatosis Hæm`a·to"sis noun Same as Hematosis .
Hæmatotherma Hæm`a·to·ther"ma (hĕm`ȧ*to*thẽr"mȧ or hē`mȧ-)
noun plural (Zoology) Same as Hematotherma .
Hæmatothermal Hæm`a·to·ther"mal (-m
a l)
adjective Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
Hæmatothorax Hæm`a·to·tho"rax noun Same as Hemothorax .
Hæmatoxylin Hæm`a·tox"y·lin (-tŏks"ĭ*lĭn)
noun [ See
Hæmatoxylon .]
(Chemistry) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C 16 H 14 O 6 , with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin .
Hæmatoxylon Hæm`a·tox"y·lon (-lŏn)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
a"i^ma blood +
xy`lon wood.]
(Botany) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.
Hæmatozoön Hæm`a·to·zo"ön (-to*zō"ŏn)
noun ;
plural Hæmatozoa (- ȧ). [ New Latin , from Greek
a"i^ma ,
a"i`matos , blood +
zw^,on animal.]
(Zoology) A parasite inhabiting the blood ; esp.:
(a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria , sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc. (b) The trematode, Bilharzia hæmatobia , which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death.
Hæmic Hæ"mic (hē"mĭk or hĕm"ĭk)
adjective Pertaining to the blood; hemal.
Hæmin Hæ"min (hā"mĭn)
noun Same as Hemin .
Hæmo- Hæm"o- (hĕm"o- or hē"mo-)
prefix. See Hæma- .
Hæmochrome Hæm"o·chrome (-krōm)
noun Same as Hæmachrome .
Hæmochromogen Hæm`o·chro"mo·gen (-krō"mo*jĕn)
noun [
Hæmochrome +
-gen .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A body obtained from hemoglobin, by the action of reducing agents in the absence of oxygen.
Hæmochromometer Hæm`o·chro·mom"e·ter (- kro*mŏm"e*tẽr)
noun [
Hæmochrome +
-meter .]
(Physiol. Chem.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known strength and of normal color.
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