hem (noun)
21hem|a|to|gen — «HEHM uh toh jehn, HEE muh », noun. 1. a compound containing iron obtained from the yolk of hens eggs. It is supposed to be concerned in the production of hemoglobin. 2. any one of various preparations used especially in the treatment of anemia …
22hem|a|tom|e|ter — «HEHM uh TOM uh tuhr, HEE muh », noun. any one of various blood testing devices for determining the amount of hemoglobin in the blood, estimating the number of blood corpuscles present, or measuring the blood pressure …
23hem|a|to|poi|e|sis — «HEHM uh toh poy EE sihs, HEE muh », noun. the formation of blood. ╂[< hemato + Greek poíēsis a making < poieîn make] …
24hem|a|to|por|phy|rin — «HEHM uh toh PR fuhr ihn, HEE muh », noun. a dark red crystalline substance obtained from hemin, formerly used in the treatment of psychoses and now used to detect cancerous tissue. Formula: C34H38N4O6 …
25hem|a|to|zo|on — «HEHM uh toh ZOH on, HEE muh », noun, plural zo|a « ZOH uh». an animal parasite living in the blood. ╂[< hemato + Greek zôion animal] …
26hem|el|y|tron — «heh MEHL uh tron», noun, plural tra « truh». the forewing of an insect that is leathery at the base and membranous at the tip. Certain hemipters, such as chinch bugs, have hemelytrons. Also, hemielytron, hemielytrum. ╂[< New Latin hemielytrum …
27hem|el|y|trum — «heh MEHL uh truhm», noun, plural tra « truh». = hemelytron. (Cf. ↑hemelytron) …
28hem|er|a|lo|pi|a — «HEHM uhr uh LOH pee uh», noun. a condition of the eyes in which good vision is possible only at night or in dim light; day blindness. ╂[< New Latin hemeralopia < Greek hēméra day + alaós blind + eye] …
29hem|er|o|cal|lis — «HEHM uhr oh KAL ihs», noun. = day lily. (Cf. ↑day lily) ╂[< Greek hēmerokallés day lily < hēméra day + kállos beauty] …
30hem|i|al|gi|a — «HEHM ee AL jee uh», noun. a pain affecting only one side of the body or head. ╂[< hemi + Greek algíā < álgos pain] …
