hemo & hema
These ROOT-WORDS are HEMA & HEMO which mean BLOOD. It comes from the Greek haima. You have realized by this time that though the learning of the ROOT is a very simple matter, it brings you into association with very high verbal society. You will not be able to carry on the conversation but you will become a fine, intelligent listener, and that is half the art of the conversationalist.
1. Hemachrome : HEMA chrome (hee’ ma krome) n.
The coloring matter of the blood
2. Hematic : HEMA tic (hi mat’ ik) adj.
Containing blood; affecting blood
3. Hematid : HEMA tid (hee’ ma tid) n.
A red blood corpuscle
4. Hemal : HEMA I (he’ mal) adj.
Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels
5. Hemogastric : HEMO gastric (hee mo gas’ trik) adj.
Accompanied by hemorrhaging into the stomach
6. Hemoglobin : HEMO globin (he’ mo gloe bin) n.
An element in the red corpuscles
7. Hemachrosis : HEMA chate (hem’ a kate) n.
A stone like the bloodstone
9. Hemoid : HEMO id (hee’ moid) adj.
Like blood
10. Hemorrhage : HEMO rrhage (hem’ o rij) n.
Intense bleeding; discharge of blood from blood vessels
11. Hemorrhagic : HEMO rrahagic (hem o raj’ ik) adj.
Bleeding intensely
12. Hemorrhoids : HEMO rrhoids (hem’ o roids) n.
Dilated veins liable to discharge blood
13. Hemophilia : HEMO philia (he mo fil’ ee a) n.
Bleeding which cannot be controlled
14. Hemoptoe : HEMO ptoe (he mop’ toe ee) n.
Hemorrhage of the lungs
15. Hemospasia : HEMO spasia (hee mo spay’ zhi a) n.
Draining of blood
16. Hemostat : HEMO stat (he’ mo stat) n.
An instrument which stops hemorrhage
17. Hemostasis : HEMO stasis (he mos’ ta sis) n.
The checking of flowing blood
18. Hemotoxic : HEMO toxic (hee mo tok’ sik) adj.
Causing blood-poisoning
19. Hematose : HEMA tose (hem’ a tose) adj.
Bloody; full of blood
20. Hemotropic : HEMO tropic (hee mo trop’ ik) adj.
Affecting the blood
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