| hematherm | <zoology> A warm-blooded animal. Origin: Gr. A"i^ma blood + warm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hemathermal | <zoology> Warm-blooded; haematothermal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematic | <medicine> A medicine designed to improve the condition of the blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematin | 1. Haematoxylin. 2. <physiology> A bluish black, amorphous substance containing iron and obtained from blood. It exists the red blood corpuscles united with globulin, and the form of hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin gives to the blood its red colour. Origin: Gr. A"i^ma, a"imatos, blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematinometer | <physiology> A form of hemoglobinometer. Origin: haematin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematinometric | <physiology> Relating to the measurement of the amount of haematin or hemoglobin contained in blood, or other fluids. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematinon | A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc. Origin: Gr. A"i^ma, a"imatos, blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematite | <chemical> An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red colour of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; the last called red ocher. Synonym: specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown. Origin: L. Haematites, Gr. Bloodlike, fr. A"i^ma, a"imatos, blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematocele | <medicine> A tumour filled with blood. Origin: haemato- + Gr. Tumour: cf. F. Haematocele. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematocrit | <haematology, investigation> Relative volume of blood occupied by erythrocytes. An average figure for humans is 45ml per cent, i.e. A packed red cell volume of 45ml in 100ml of blood. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hematocrya | <zoology> The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and birds; the antithesis to haematotherma. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A"i^ma, a"imatos, blood + kryos cold. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematocrystallin | <physiology> See Hemoglobin. Origin: haemato + crystalline. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematoid | <physiology> Resembling blood. Origin: haemato-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematoidin | <physiology> A crystalline or amorphous pigment, free from iron, formed from haematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in the body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora lutea it is called haemolutein. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hematological | <haematology> Relating to haematology, that is that branch of medical science which studies the morphology of the blood and blood forming tissues. (18 Nov 1997) |