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hemal

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[hee-muhl] / ˈhi məl /

adjective

Also of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
Zoology. noting, pertaining to, or on the side of the body ventral to the spinal axis, containing the heart and principal blood vessels.

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Etymology

Origin of hemal

First recorded in 1830–40; hem- + -al ¹

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