| haematometry | 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) |
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| haematomphalocele | Umbilical hernia into which an effusion of blood has taken place. Origin: haemato-+ G. Omphalos, umbilicus, + kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematomyelia | A haemorrhage (area of internal bleeding) which extends into the spinal cord, occurs usually as a result of injury. (09 Oct 1997) |
| haematomyelopore | Formation of porosities in the spinal cord as a result of haemorrhages. Origin: haemato-+ G. Myelos, marrow, + poros, a pore (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematonic | 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) |
| haematopathology | The division of pathology concerned with diseases of the blood and of haemopoietic and lymphoid tissues. Synonym: haemopathology. Origin: haemato-+ G. Pathos, suffering, + logos, study (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematopathy | <haematology> Any disease of the blood. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |
| haematopenia | Deficiency of blood, including hypocytosis or cytopenia. Origin: haemato-+ G. Penia, poverty (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematophagia | Living on the blood of another animal, as does the vampire bat or a leech. Synonym: haemophagia. Origin: haemato-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematophagous | Subsisting on blood. Origin: haemato-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematophagus | A blood eater, especially bloodsucking insects. Origin: haemato-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematophlina | <zoology> A division of Cheiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See Vampire. Origin: NL, fr. -gr, blood + to love. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Haematopinus | An important genus of sucking lice (family Haematopinidae) affecting swine and other domestic and wild animals; it is normally nonpathogenic. Haematopinus asini affects horses, mules, and asses; Haematopinus eurysternus and Haematopinus quadripertusus, cattle; and Haematopinus suis, swine. Origin: G. Haima, blood, + L. Pinus, pine tree (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematoplast | <anatomy> Same as Haematoblast. Origin: Haemato- + Gr. To mold. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haematoplastic | <physiology> Blood formative; applied to a substance in early foetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels. Origin: Haemato- + -plastic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |