| haematein | An oxidation product of haematoxylin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| haematemesis | <symptom> The vomiting of blood. Origin: Gr. Emesis = vomiting (18 Nov 1997) |
| haematencephalon | Synonym: cerebral haemorrhage. Origin: haemat-+ G. Enkephalos, brain (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematexylin | <chemistry> The colouring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also haematin. See: Haematoxylon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haematherapy | Haemotherapeutics Treatment of disease by the use of blood or blood derivatives, as in transfusion. Synonym: haematherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematherm | Synonym: homeotherm. Origin: G. Haima, blood, + thermos, warm (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemathermal | Synonym: homeothermic. Origin: G. Haima, blood, + thermos, warm (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemathermous | Pertaining to, or having the essential characteristic of, homeotherms. Compare: poikilothermic, heterothermic. Synonym: haemathermal, haemathermous, haematothermal, homeothermal, homoiothermal, homothermal, warm-blooded. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemathidrosis | <dermatology, haematology> A very rare disorder in which the patient sweats blood and/or blood pigments. (09 Oct 1997) |
| haemathorax | <chest medicine> A collection of blood in the thorax. Generally one-sided and secondary to chest trauma. One side of the chest can hold 2-3 litres of blood in the average adult. Symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat and restlessness. Treatment requires chest tube thoracostomy. Open surgical treatment may be necessary if bleeding is significant or uncontrollable. (27 Sep 1997) |
| haematic | Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red. <physiology> Haematic acid, a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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) |