hemo-


  1. a combining form meaning “blood,” used in the formation of compound words: hemocyte.

Origin of hemo-

1
<New Latin, combining form representing Greek haîma blood

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British Dictionary definitions for hemo-

hemo-

combining form
  1. a US variant of haemo-

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Scientific definitions for hemo-

hemo-

  1. A prefix meaning “blood,” as in hemophilia, a disorder in which blood fails to clot, or hematology, the scientific study of blood.

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