hem (noun)
121haemachrome — /ˈhiməkroʊm/ (say heemuhkrohm), /ˈhɛm / (say hem ) noun Obsolete the red colouring matter of the blood. Also, hemachrome. {haema + chrome} Usage: For spelling variation see haemo …
122haematin — /ˈhimətɪn/ (say heemuhtin), /ˈhɛm / (say hem ) noun a pigment containing iron, produced in the decomposition of haemoglobin as the result of oxidisation of the haem component. Also, hematin. {haemat + in2} Usage: For spelling variation see haemo …
123haematinic — /himəˈtɪnɪk/ (say heemuh tinik), /hɛm / (say hem ) noun 1. a medicine, as a compound of iron, which tends to increase the amount of haematin or haemoglobin in the blood. –adjective 2. of or obtained from haematin. Also, hematinic. Usage: For… …
124haematocele — /ˈhimətoʊˌsil/ (say heemuhtoh.seel), /ˈhɛm / (say hem ) noun a haemorrhage imprisoned in membranous tissue. Also, hematocele. {haemato + cele1} Usage: For spelling variation see haemo …
125haematosis — /himəˈtoʊsəs/ (say heemuh tohsuhs), /hɛm / (say hem ) noun 1. the formation of blood. 2. Physiology the conversion of venous into arterial blood; oxygenation in the lungs. Also, hematosis. {Greek haimatōsis, from haimatoun make into blood} Usage …
126haemochromatosis — /ˌhiməkroʊməˈtoʊsəs/ (say .heemuhkrohmuh tohsuhs), /ˌhɛm / (say .hem ) noun a genetic disorder which causes the body to absorb more iron than usual from food, the iron collecting in the body and potentially causing damage to organs such as the… …
127haemoleukocyte — /himoʊˈlukəsaɪt/ (say heemoh loohkuhsuyt), /hɛm / (say hem ) noun any white blood cell that circulates in the blood. Also, haemoleucocyte, hemoleukocyte, hemoleucocyte. {haemo + leukocyte} Usage: For spelling variation see haemo …
128haemostasis — /himoʊˈsteɪsəs/ (say heemoh staysuhs), /hɛm / (say hem ) noun the arrest of haemorrhage. Also, hemostasis. {haemo + stasis} Usage: For spelling variation see haemo …
