| haematid | 1. A red blood cell. 2. Obsolete term for a cutaneous eruption presumed to be caused by a substance in the circulating blood. Origin: haemat-+ -id (05 Mar 2000) |
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| haematidrosis | <dermatology, haematology> A very rare disorder in which the patient sweats blood and/or blood pigments. (09 Oct 1997) |
| haematimeter | haemacytometer |
| haematin | Same as haematin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haematin chloride | <physiology> A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of haematin. The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood. Origin: Gr. Blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haematinaemia | The presence of haem in the circulating blood. Origin: haematin + G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematinic | 1. Improving the condition of the blood. 2. An agent that improves the quality of blood by increasing the number of erythrocytes and/or the haemoglobin concentration. Synonym: haematic. Synonym: haematonic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematinic principle | The principle previously thought to be produced by the action of Castle's intrinsic factor upon an extrinsic factor in food, now recognised as vitamin B12. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematinics | Agents which improve the quality of the blood, increasing the haemoglobin level and the number of erythrocytes. They are used in the treatment of anaemias. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haematinometer | Same as haematinometer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haematinometric | Same as haematinometric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haematite | Same as haematite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haematitic | <zoology> Of a blood-red colour; crimson; <botany> Brownish red. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haemato- | <prefix> Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, haemapod, haematogenesis, haemoscope. Words from Gr. Are written haema-, haemato-, hemo-, as well as haema-, haemato-, haemo-. Origin: Gr. Ai^"ma, blood. (29 Oct 1998) |
| Haematobia | Genus of flies of the family Muscidae. (05 Mar 2000) |