haemato-hemato-comb. form
= Greek αἱματο-, combining form of αἷμα, αἱματ- blood, freely used in Greek, and in many modern scientific terms, chiefly in physiology and medicine. (Several of these have shorter forms in haemo- comb. form) The spelling hæmato- is more usual in Great Britain; hemato- is favoured in U.S. † ˈhaematoˌgen n. [ < German hämatogen (G. Bunge 1885, in Zeitschr. f. Physiol. Chem. IX. 56)] a yellow powder obtained from egg yolk and supposed to be the precursor of hæmoglobin (Obsolete). † haemaˈtognomist n. [Greek γνώμη means of knowing] Obsolete (see quot.).
haematobic adj. 
/ˌhɛməˈtəʊbɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhiːməˈtəʊbɪk/
, /ˌhiːməˈtəʊbɪk//ˌhɛməˈtəʊbɪk/U.S. /ˌhiməˈtoʊbɪk/
/ˌhiməˈtoʊbɪk/ haematobious adj. /ˌhɛməˈtəʊbɪəs/,
Brit. /ˌhiːməˈtəʊbɪəs/
, /ˌhiːməˈtəʊbɪəs//ˌhɛməˈtəʊbɪəs/U.S. /ˌhiməˈtoʊbiəs/
[modern Latin hæmatobium, a parasite living in the blood, < Greek βίος life] living, as a parasite, in the blood./ˌhiməˈtoʊbiəs/ haematocathartic adj. /ˌhɛmətəʊkəˈθɑːtɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətəʊkəˈθɑːtɪk/
, /ˌhiːmətəʊkəˈθɑːtɪk//ˌhɛmətəʊkəˈθɑːtɪk/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊkəˈθɑrdɪk/
[see cathartic adj. and n.] having the quality of purifying the blood. (Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1854)./ˌhimədoʊkəˈθɑrdɪk/ haematochrome n. /ˈhɛmətə(ʊ)krəʊm/, /hɪˈmatə(ʊ)krəʊm/, /hᵻˈmædəˌkroʊm/ [Greek χρῶμα colour] a red colouring matter developed in some Protozoa at a certain stage of existence.
Brit. /ˈhiːmətə(ʊ)krəʊm/
, /ˈhiːmətə(ʊ)krəʊm//ˈhɛmətə(ʊ)krəʊm//hɪˈmatə(ʊ)krəʊm/U.S. /ˈhimədəˌkroʊm/
, /ˈhimədəˌkroʊm//hᵻˈmædəˌkroʊm/Π
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 844 When the green-coloured organism passes into a resting phase..its colour changes to red, owing to the formation of haematochrome dissolved in droplets of fat.
haematocrit n. /ˈhɛmətəkrɪt/, /hɪˈmatə(ʊ)krɪt/,
Brit. /ˈhiːmətəkrɪt/
, /ˈhiːmətəkrɪt//ˈhɛmətəkrɪt//hɪˈmatə(ʊ)krɪt/U.S. /hᵻˈmædəˌkrɪt/
(also earlier hæmatokrit) [Greek κριτής judge] a centrifuge used to estimate the volume occupied by the red blood cells in a sample of blood; the value obtained, expressed as a percentage of the volume of the sample./hᵻˈmædəˌkrɪt/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > [noun] > specific measuring or recording instruments > for constitution of blood
haemometer1872
globulimeter1878
haematocrit1894
coagulometer1900
blood pump1902
oximeter1942
aggregometer1967
1894 Med. News 29 Sept. 348/2 (heading) A modification of Hedin's hematokrit.
1894 Med. News 29 Sept. 350/2 States of comparative health..seem to be of the least importance of all the data necessary for the present status of the hematokrit.
1946 Nature 31 Aug. 304/1 These patients had,..because of the low hæmatocrit, a significantly reduced blood volume.
1958 Immunology 1 206 Blood samples were centrifuged in Wintrobe haematocrit tubes.
1966 Lancet 24 Dec. 1381/2 Chamberlain and Millard (1963) reduced the hæmatocrit and red-blood-cell volume (R.C.V.) in their patients with polycythæmia by means of oxygen.
haematocryal adj. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈkrʌɪəl/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈkrʌɪəl/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈkrʌɪəl//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈkrʌɪəl/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈkraɪəl/
[Greek κρύος cold, frost] belonging to the Hæmatocrya or cold-blooded Vertebrata./ˌhimədoʊˈkraɪəl/Π
1866Hæmatocryal [see haematothermal adj.].
haematocyanin n. /ˌhɛmətəʊˈsʌɪənɪn/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətəʊˈsʌɪənɪn/
, /ˌhiːmətəʊˈsʌɪənɪn//ˌhɛmətəʊˈsʌɪənɪn/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈsaɪənən/
= haemocyanin n. (Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1854)./ˌhimədoʊˈsaɪənən/ haematocyst n. /ˈhɛmətəsɪst/, /hɪˈmatə(ʊ)sɪst/,
Brit. /ˈhiːmətəsɪst/
, /ˈhiːmətəsɪst//ˈhɛmətəsɪst//hɪˈmatə(ʊ)sɪst/U.S. /hᵻˈmædəˌsɪst/
/hᵻˈmædəˌsɪst/ haematocystis n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈsɪstɪs/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈsɪstɪs/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈsɪstɪs//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈsɪstɪs/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈsɪstɪs/
a cyst containing blood./ˌhimədoʊˈsɪstɪs/Π
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Hæmatocystis..a hydatid, or cyst containing blood..a hematocyst.
haematocystide n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈsɪstʌɪd/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈsɪstʌɪd/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈsɪstʌɪd//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈsɪstʌɪd/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈsɪˌstaɪd/
/ˌhimədoʊˈsɪˌstaɪd/Π
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 506 Cysts which arise from blood-vessels, especially veins..hæmatocystides.
haematocyte n. /ˈhɛmətəsʌɪt/, /hɪˈmatə(ʊ)sʌɪt/,
Brit. /ˈhiːmətəsʌɪt/
, /ˈhiːmətəsʌɪt//ˈhɛmətəsʌɪt//hɪˈmatə(ʊ)sʌɪt/U.S. /hᵻˈmædəˌsaɪt/
[Greek κύτος cell] a blood-corpuscle./hᵻˈmædəˌsaɪt/ haematocytometer n. /ˌhɛmətəʊsʌɪˈtɒmᵻtə/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətəʊsʌɪˈtɒmᵻtə/
, /ˌhiːmətəʊsʌɪˈtɒmᵻtə//ˌhɛmətəʊsʌɪˈtɒmᵻtə/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˌsaɪˈtɑmədər/
an instrument for ascertaining the number of blood-corpuscles, = haemocytometer n. at haemo- comb. form (Dunglison Lex.)./ˌhimədoʊˌsaɪˈtɑmədər/ haematodynamics n. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)dᵻˈnamɪks/, /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪks/, /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)dᵻˈnamɪks/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪks/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪks//ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)dᵻˈnamɪks//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪks//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)dᵻˈnamɪks/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˌdaɪˈnæmɪks/
/ˌhimədoʊˌdaɪˈnæmɪks/ haemato-dynamometer n. /ˌhɛmətəʊdʌɪnəˈmɒmᵻtə/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətəʊdʌɪnəˈmɒmᵻtə/
, /ˌhiːmətəʊdʌɪnəˈmɒmᵻtə//ˌhɛmətəʊdʌɪnəˈmɒmᵻtə/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˌdaɪnəˈmɑmədər/
(see haemo- comb. form)./ˌhimədoʊˌdaɪnəˈmɑmədər/ haematogastric adj. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈɡastrɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈɡastrɪk/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈɡastrɪk//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈɡastrɪk/U.S. /ˌhimədəˈɡæstrɪk/
(see haemo- comb. form); (Mayne, 1854)./ˌhimədəˈɡæstrɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > components of blood > blood corpuscle or plate > [noun] > red cells or corpuscles > haemoglobin > forms or parts of
globulin1831
haematosin1834
haemato-crystallin1865
oxyhaemoglobin1869
methaemoglobin1870
globin1872
haematogen1890
methaemoglobulin1890
haemagglutinin1904
haem1925
hypertensinogen1941
angiotensinogen1958
1890 L. C. Wooldridge tr. G. von Bunge Text-bk. Physiol. & Pathol. Chem. vi. 102 The iron is more firmly fixed in the nuclein of the yolk of egg than in the albuminates of iron... The nuclein which contained iron..is doubtless the precursor of hæmoglobin, for there is no considerable quantity of any other compound of iron in the yolk. I have therefore proposed that this compound should receive the name hæmatogen (blood-former).
1934 J. F. McClendon Man. Biochem. 112 Bunge..supposed that mammals are born with a store of iron. That led him to look for iron in the eggs of birds, and he found an iron compound which he called hematogen.
ˌhaematoˈgenesis n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/
[see genesis n.] the formation of blood./ˌhimədoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ haematogenic adj. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/U.S. /ˌhimədəˈdʒɛnɪk/
relating to hæmatogenesis; also = haematogenous adj./ˌhimədəˈdʒɛnɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > [adjective]
bloodyeOE
sanguine1447
blood-likea1500
bloodish1530
crimson1560
sanguineous1646
sanguiferous1682
sanguinary1684
sanguinous1833
haemal1839
haematoid1840
haematic1854
haematogenic1876
haematogenous1880
haematal1886
the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > formation of blood > [adjective]
sanguifying1620
sanguificative1662
sanguific1684
sanguigenous1852
haematogenic1876
haemopoietic1876
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 556 Hæmatogenic icterus.
1881 Sci. Amer. 12 Mar. 161/3 For the dyscrasic or haematogenic origin of Bright's disease.
haematogenous adj. /ˌhɛməˈtɒdʒᵻnəs/,
Brit. /ˌhiːməˈtɒdʒᵻnəs/
, /ˌhiːməˈtɒdʒᵻnəs//ˌhɛməˈtɒdʒᵻnəs/U.S. /ˌhiməˈtɑdʒənəs/
having its origin in the blood./ˌhiməˈtɑdʒənəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > [adjective]
bloodyeOE
sanguine1447
blood-likea1500
bloodish1530
crimson1560
sanguineous1646
sanguiferous1682
sanguinary1684
sanguinous1833
haemal1839
haematoid1840
haematic1854
haematogenic1876
haematogenous1880
haematal1886
1880 J. W. Legg On Bile 229 A hæmatogenous jaundice.
1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 80 Icterus, as thus induced by changes in the blood itself, is called haematogenous.
Π
1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋234 These Hæmatognomists or diviners by the Phœnomena's in the bloud.
haematography n. /ˌhɛməˈtɒɡrəfi/,
Brit. /ˌhiːməˈtɒɡrəfi/
, /ˌhiːməˈtɒɡrəfi//ˌhɛməˈtɒɡrəfi/U.S. /ˌhiməˈtɑɡrəfi/
[see -graphy comb. form] a description of the blood (Mayne, 1854)./ˌhiməˈtɑɡrəfi/ haematolytic adj. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/U.S. /ˌhimədəˈlɪdɪk/
(see haemo- comb. form)./ˌhimədəˈlɪdɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of blood > [adjective] > destructive of blood
haematolytic1875
haemolytic1893
1875 R. Fowler Med. Vocab. (ed. 2) 222/1 Hæmatolytic... 1. Accompanied with the escape of blood from distended capillaries. 2. Applied adj. and subs. to medicines, said to, by long continued use, impoverish the blood.
1886 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Hæmatolytic, having power to diminish the number of red corpuscles in the blood.
haematometra n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈmiːtrə/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈmiːtrə/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈmiːtrə//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈmiːtrə/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈmitrə/
/ˌhimədoʊˈmitrə/Π
1923 J. M. M. Kerr et al. Combined Text-bk. Obstetr. & Gynæcol. xli. 612 The fluid..may extend to the uterine cavity, forming a hæmatometra, and in the most extreme cases it may distend the Fallopian tubes, forming hæmatosalpinges.
haematomyelia n. /ˌhɛmətəʊmʌɪˈiːlɪə/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətəʊmʌɪˈiːlɪə/
, /ˌhiːmətəʊmʌɪˈiːlɪə//ˌhɛmətəʊmʌɪˈiːlɪə/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˌmaɪˈiliə/
[Greek μυελός marrow + -ia suffix1] hæmorrhage into the substance of the spinal cord./ˌhimədoʊˌmaɪˈiliə/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [noun] > bleeding or flow of blood > into specific part
pneumorrhagia1833
haemothorax1842
haematothorax1852
haematomyelia1881
haemarthrosis1883
1881 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 May 852/2 A case of haematomyelia in a man aged 19.
1940 H. G. Wells Babes in Darkling Wood iii. iii. 275 He was equal to hæmatomyelia, a sort of temporary stroke just at the back of the head.
1970 Archiv. f. Toxikol. XXVI. 56 The apparent sudden onset, the lack of progression,..and the relatively advanced age of manifestation all point to hematomyelia as the cause of the lesion, which in turn follows as a consequence of the increased bleeding tendency associated with benzene poisoning.
haematopathology n. /ˌhɛmətəʊpəˈθɒlədʒi/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətəʊpəˈθɒlədʒi/
, /ˌhiːmətəʊpəˈθɒlədʒi//ˌhɛmətəʊpəˈθɒlədʒi/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊpəˈθɑlədʒi/
(see quot.)./ˌhimədoʊpəˈθɑlədʒi/Π
1881 T. H. Huxley in Nature No. 615. 347 This modern humoral pathology was essentially blood-pathology (hæmatopathology).
haematophagous adj. /ˌhɛməˈtɒfəɡəs/,
Brit. /ˌhiːməˈtɒfəɡəs/
, /ˌhiːməˈtɒfəɡəs//ˌhɛməˈtɒfəɡəs/U.S. /ˌhiməˈtɑfəɡəs/
[Greek -ϕαγος eating] feeding upon, or living in, blood./ˌhiməˈtɑfəɡəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > living in blood
haematophagous1854
the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > feeding on blood
sanguinivorous1828
sanguivorous1842
haematophagous1854
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Hæmatophagus, blood-eating; applied to those insects which seek the blood of animals for their sustenance, as the flea..hematophagous.
1886 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Hæmatophagous..also applied to an Hæmatozoon.
haematophilia n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/U.S. /ˌhimədəˈfɪliə/
= haemophilia n. ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon)./ˌhimədəˈfɪliə/ haematophobia n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/U.S. /ˌhimədəˈfoʊbiə/
= haemophobia n. (Dunglison, 1857)./ˌhimədəˈfoʊbiə/ haematophyte n. /ˈhɛmətə(ʊ)fʌɪt/, /hɪˈmatə(ʊ)fʌɪt/,
Brit. /ˈhiːmətə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
, /ˈhiːmətə(ʊ)fʌɪt//ˈhɛmətə(ʊ)fʌɪt//hɪˈmatə(ʊ)fʌɪt/U.S. /hᵻˈmædəˌfaɪt/
[Greek ϕυτόν plant] a vegetable parasite inhabiting the blood ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1886)./hᵻˈmædəˌfaɪt/ haematopoiesis n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)pɔɪˈiːsɪs/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)pɔɪˈiːsɪs/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)pɔɪˈiːsɪs//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)pɔɪˈiːsɪs/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˌpɔɪˈisᵻs/
[Greek ποίησις making] the formation of blood./ˌhimədoʊˌpɔɪˈisᵻs/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > formation of blood > [noun]
sanguification1578
haematosis1696
haematopoiesis1854
sanguinification1875
haemopoiesis1900
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Hæmatopoiesis..assimilation of the chyle to blood; blood-making.
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 536 Consecutive changes..which disturb hæmatopoiesis, digestion, respiration, etc.
haematopoietic adj. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)pɔɪˈɛtɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)pɔɪˈɛtɪk/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)pɔɪˈɛtɪk//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)pɔɪˈɛtɪk/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˌpɔɪˈɛdɪk/
pertaining to hæmatopoiesis (Mayne 1854)./ˌhimədoʊˌpɔɪˈɛdɪk/ haematoporphyrin n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈpɔːf(ᵻ)rɪn/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈpɔːf(ᵻ)rɪn/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈpɔːf(ᵻ)rɪn//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈpɔːf(ᵻ)rɪn/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈpɔrfərən/
[ < German haematoporphyrin ( F. Hoppe-Seyler Med.-chem. Untersuch. (1871) IV. liii. 533) < haemato- haemato- comb. form + ancient Greek πορϕύρα purple (see purpure n. and adj.) + German -in -in suffix1; compare porphyrin n.] a dark violet porphyrin compound, C34H38O6N4, obtained by the action of concentrated acids on hæm or its derivatives./ˌhimədoʊˈpɔrfərən/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > components of blood > blood corpuscle or plate > [noun] > red cells or corpuscles > haemoglobin > forms or parts of > derivative of spec.
haematoporphyrin1885
1885 Jrnl. Physiol. 6 27 The filtrate was reddish and shewed a spectrum which is that of acid haematoporphyrin.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 726/2 By mineral acids the iron may be removed, leaving a purplish pigment, Hæmatoporphyrin, which has no power of taking up or giving off oxygen.
1928 J. Pryde Recent Adv. in Biochem. (ed. 2) x. 315 It would seem that neither hæmatoporphyrin nor mesoporphyrin is formed in the human body.
1928 J. Pryde Recent Adv. in Biochem. (ed. 2) x. 315 Hæmatoporphyrin has a very powerful light-sensitising action.
1955 Sci. News Let. 9 Apr. 240/3 Cancer tissue can be made to glow a bright red under ultraviolet light when a powder called hematoporphyrin is introduced intravenously before surgery.
1955 Endeavour XIV. 126/2 Haematoporphyrin..is accordingly described as 1,3,5,8-tetramethyl-2,4-di~(α-oxyethyl)-porphin-6,7-dipropionic acid.
haematosalpinx n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈsalpɪŋks/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈsælˌpɪŋ(k)s/
[salpinx n. 2] (see quot. 1890)./ˌhimədoʊˈsælˌpɪŋ(k)s/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > reproductive organ disorders > [noun] > of female > disorders of tubes or canals
salpingitis1861
haematosalpinx1884
Gartnerian cyst1900
1884 Lancet 2 Feb. 207/2 Haematosalpinx... Tumours were discovered to the left and right of the uterus. These..proved to be the tubes, full of tar-like blood and firmly adherent.
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I. 614/1 Hæmatosalpinx, collection of blood in the Fallopian tube.
1972 C. J. Dewhurst Integrated Obstetr. & Gynaecol. Postgrad. i. 12/2 Haematosalpinx is most uncommon except in cases of very long-standing [imperforate membrane], or in association with retention of blood in a fragment of upper vagina.
haematoscope n. /ˈhɛmətəskəʊp/, /hɪˈmatəskəʊp/,
Brit. /ˈhiːmətəskəʊp/
, /ˈhiːmətəskəʊp//ˈhɛmətəskəʊp//hɪˈmatəskəʊp/U.S. /hᵻˈmædəˌskoʊp/
(see quot.)./hᵻˈmædəˌskoʊp/Π
1886 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Hæmatoscope, an instrument invented by Hermann to regulate the thickness of the layer of the diluted blood when examined by the spectroscope.
haematoscopy n. /ˌhɛməˈtɒskəpi/,
Brit. /ˌhiːməˈtɒskəpi/
, /ˌhiːməˈtɒskəpi//ˌhɛməˈtɒskəpi/U.S. /ˌhiməˈtɑskəpi/
(see quots.)./ˌhiməˈtɑskəpi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > by physical means > of specific parts or using specific instruments
abdominoscopy1826
stethoscopy1853
haematoscopy1854
laparoscopy1855
autolaryngoscopy1860
autoscopy1861
laryngoscopy1861
pharyngoscopy1861
rhinoscopy1861
organoscopy1864
oesophagoscopy1872
otoscopy1874
endoscopy1879
tracheoscopy1880
gastroscopy1888
thoracoscopy1890
proctoscopy1896
rectoscopy1897
sigmoidoscopy1900
bronchoscopy1903
cystoscopy1908
peritoneoscopy1935
toposcopy1950
mediastinoscopy1959
sonogram1978
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Hæmatoscopia, term for an examination of the blood; hematoscopy.
1887 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 7 470 Hæmatoscopy..a new spectroscopic method of analysing the blood.
haematospectroscope n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈspɛktrəskəʊp/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈspɛktrəskəʊp/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈspɛktrəskəʊp//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈspɛktrəskəʊp/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈspɛktrəˌskoʊp/
(see quots.)./ˌhimədoʊˈspɛktrəˌskoʊp/Π
1887 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 7 470 The determination of the quantity of oxyhæmoglobin by instruments called hæmatoscopes or hæmatospectroscopes.
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haematostibiite n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈstɪbɪʌɪt/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈstɪbɪʌɪt/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈstɪbɪʌɪt//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈstɪbɪʌɪt/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈstɪbiˌaɪt/
[Latin stibium antimony] Mineralogy an antimoniate of manganese and iron, the grains of which in thin sections appear blood-red./ˌhimədoʊˈstɪbiˌaɪt/ haematothermal adj. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈθəːml/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈθəːml/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈθəːml//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈθəːml/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈθərm(ə)l/
[Greek θερμός warm] warm-blooded = haemathermal adj. at haematherm n. Derivatives./ˌhimədoʊˈθərm(ə)l/Π
1866 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. I. 7 Vertebrates might be primarily divided..into Hæmatothermal, having the four-chambered heart, spongy lungs, hot blood, and Hæmatocryal, having less perfect breathing organs, less complex heart, with cold blood.
haematothorax n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraks/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraks/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraks//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraks/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈθɔˌræks/
(see quot. 1876)./ˌhimədoʊˈθɔˌræks/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [noun] > bleeding or flow of blood > into specific part
pneumorrhagia1833
haemothorax1842
haematothorax1852
haematomyelia1881
haemarthrosis1883
1852 J. Miller Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) xxv. 315 Blood accumulating within the pleural cavity, may compress the lung, and constitute a dangerous hæmato-thorax.
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 212 By hæmatothorax is understood hæmorrhage into the pleural cavities.
haematozoan n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊən/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊən/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊən//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊən/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈzoʊən/
= haematozoon n./ˌhimədoʊˈzoʊən/ haematozoic adj. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɪk/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɪk//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɪk/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈzoʊɪk/
of or pertaining to a hæmatozoon./ˌhimədoʊˈzoʊɪk/ haematozoon n. /ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/,
Brit. /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/
, /ˌhiːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn//ˌhɛmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/U.S. /ˌhimədoʊˈzoʊˌɑn/
(pl. ˌhæmatoˈzoa) [Greek ζῶον animal] an animal parasite inhabiting the blood (Mayne, 1854)./ˌhimədoʊˈzoʊˌɑn/This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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