hem (noun)
81haemadipsa — ˌhēməˈdipsə, ˌhem noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hem + Greek dipsa thirst : a genus of small tropical land leeches that are troublesome to men and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding …
82haemaphysalis — ˌhēməˈfīsələ̇s, ˌhem noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hem + Greek physallis bladder : a cosmopolitan genus of small eyeless ticks (family Ixodidae) some of which are disease carriers …
83hemacytometer — ˌhēmə(ˌ)sīˈtäməd.ə(r), ˌhem noun Etymology: hema + cyt + meter : an instrument for counting blood cells * * * /hee meuh suy tom i teuhr, hem euh /, n. Med. hemocytometer …
84hemamoeba — ˌhēməˈmēbə, ˌhem noun Etymology: New Latin, from hem + amoeba 1. : an organism like an amoeba living in the blood; especially : malaria parasite 2. : leukocyte …
85hematophyte — ˈheməd.ōˌfīt, ˈhēm noun ( s) Etymology: hemat + phyte : a plant parasite (as a bacterium) of the blood * * * /hee meuh teuh fuyt , hem euh , hi mat euh /, n. a microorganism, as a bacterium, that lives in the blood. [HEMATO + PHYTE] …
86hemerythrin — ˌhēmə̇ˈrithrə̇n, ˌhem noun ( s) Etymology: hem + erythr + in : an iron containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various invertebrates …
87hemocuprein — ˌhēməˈk(y)üprēə̇n, ˌhem noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hem + cupr + ein : a blue copper containing protein obtained from red blood cells …
88hemofuscin — ˌhēməˈfəsə̇n, ˌhem noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hem + fusc (from Latin fuscus dark brown) + in more at dusk : a yellowish brown pigment found in small amount in some normal tissues and increased amount in certain… …
89hemolymph — ˈhēmə, ˈhemə+ˌ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hem + lymph : the circulatory fluid of various invertebrate animals that is functionally comparable to the blood and lymph of vertebrates …
90hemophage — ˈhēməˌfāj, ˈhem noun ( s) Etymology: hem + phage : erythrophage …
