| haemomanometer | haemadynamometer |
|---|---|
| haemomediastinum | Blood in the mediastinum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemometer | haemadynamometer |
| haemometra | <gynaecology> A collection of blood and other menstrual fluid within the uterus which causes the uterus to distend (bulge outward). (09 Oct 1997) |
| haemometry | Examination of the blood in order to determine any or all of the following: 1) the total number, types, and relative proportions of various blood cells; 2) the number or proportion of other formed elements; 3) the percentage of haemoglobin. In some instances, haematometry is used to include a determination of blood pressure. Synonym: haemometry. Origin: haemato-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemomonochorial placenta | <obstetrics> A haemomonochorial placenta is a type of haemochorial placenta (placenta where the chorion, or membrane enclosing the foetus, comes in direct contact with the mother's blood) where a single layer of trophoblast tissue separates the mother's blood from the blood capillaries of the foetus. (09 Oct 1997) |
| haemonchiasis | Infection with nematodes of the genus haemonchus, characterised by digestive abnormalities and anaemia similar to that from hookworm infestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemonchosis | Infection of sheep or other ruminants with the nematode Haemonchus contortus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemonchus | A genus of parasitic nematode worms which infest the duodenum and stomach of domestic and wild herbivores, which ingest it with the grasses they eat. Infestation of man is accidental. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemonectin | <protein> A 60 kD protein found in the bone marrow matrix of mice specifically aiding adhesion of granulocyte lineage cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| haemonephrosis | An obsolete term for blood in the pelvis of the kidney. Origin: haemo-+ G. Nephros, kidney (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemony | A plant described by Milton as "of sovereign use against all enchantments." Origin: L. Haemonia a name of Thessaly, the land of magic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haemoparasite | <microbiology> A haemoparasite is a parasite that lives within its (animal) hosts bloodstream. (09 Oct 1997) |
| haemopathology | <study> Haemopathology is the scientific study of blood diseases. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (09 Oct 1997) |
| haemopathy | <haematology> Any disease of the blood. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |