- denoting bloodAlso: haemato-, (US) hemo-, (US) hema-, (US) hem-
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
haemo-, [Chiefly Brit.]
- var. of hemo-: haemoglobin.
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haemo-, haema-, (before a vowel) haem- combining form
hemo- or hema-,prefix.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- hemo- or hema- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "blood.'' This meaning is found in such words as: hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemorrhage, hemorrhoid.
hemo-,
[esp. before a vowel,] hem-;
[esp. Brit.,] haemo-.
- a combining form meaning "blood,'' used in the formation of compound words:hemocyte.
[esp. before a vowel,] hem-;
[esp. Brit.,] haemo-.
- Neo-Latin, combining form representing Greek haîma blood
'haemo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
haem-
- haema-
- haemato-
- haemodialysis
- haemoptysis
- haemorrhage
- haemorrhoids
- haemostasis
- hem-
- hema-
- hemo-