also haemato-, word-forming element meaning "blood," from Greek haimato-, comb. form of haima (genitive haimatos) "blood" (see -emia).
hemato- or hemat- or haemat- or haemato-
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Blood: hematology.
hemato- Variant of hemo-. |
hemo- or hemato- A prefix meaning "blood," as in hemophilia, a disorder in which blood fails to clot, or hematology, the scientific study of blood. |