hem (noun)
11hem´i|sphe|roi´dal — hem|i|sphe|roid «HEHM uh SFIHR oyd», noun. half of a spheroid. –hem´i|sphe|roi´dal, adjective …
12hem|i|sphe|roid — «HEHM uh SFIHR oyd», noun. half of a spheroid. –hem´i|sphe|roi´dal, adjective …
13hem|line — «HEHM LYN», noun. the border of a garment; hem …
14hem|a|tin|ic — «HEHM uh TIHN ihk, HEE muh », noun, adjective. –n. a medicine, such as a compound of iron, that increases the number of red blood cells in the blood. –adj. of or obtained from hematin …
15hem|a|ti|nom|e|ter — «HEHM uh tuh NOM uh tuhr, HEE muh », noun. a device for determining the amount of hemoglobin in the blood …
16hem|a|tite — «HEHM uh tyt, HEE muh », noun. an important iron ore that is usually reddish brown when powdered; bloodstone. It is a widely distributed mineral, occurring in crystalline, massive, or granular form. Formula: Fe2O3 ╂[< Latin haematītēs <… …
17hem|a|to|blast — «HEHM uh toh blast, HEE muh », noun. a cell, as in bone marrow, from which a red corpuscle may develop. ╂[< hemato + Greek blastós sprout, germ] …
18hem|a|to|cele — «HEHM uh toh seel, HEE muh », noun. a tumor containing blood. ╂[< hemato + Greek k ē tumor] …
19hem|a|to|crit — «HEHM uh toh kriht, HEE muh », noun. a centrifuge used to determine the relative volume of plasma and blood cells in a given amount of blood. ╂[< hemato + Greek krit a judge < krínein to judge] …
20hem|a|to|gen|e|sis — «HEHM uh toh JEHN uh sihs, HEE muh », noun. the formation of blood; hematopoiesis …