haemato-

American  

Chiefly British.

1. variant of hemato-.

   haematocyst.

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haemato- British  

combining form

1. Also: haemo-.   hemato-.   hemat-.  indicating blood

   haematolysis

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Usage

What does haemato- mean? Haemato- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “blood.” It is used in many medical terms, especially in pathology.Haemato- comes from the Greek haîma, meaning “blood.”Chiefly used in British English, haemato- is a variant of hemato-, itself a variant of hemo- before a vowel. When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, haemato- becomes haemat-.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use haemat-, hemato-, and hemo- articles. Historically, haemato- has been written as hæmato-, featuring a ligature of the a and e.Other variants of haemato- used like hemo- are, hem-, hema-, and hemat-. As with haemato-, all of these combining forms are often spelled with an additional a in British English, as in haem-, haema-, haemo-, and, of course, haemato-.Also closely related to haemato- are -aemia, -emia, -haemia, and -hemia, which are combined to the ends of words to denote blood conditions.You can learn all about the specific applications for each of these forms at our Words That Use articles for them.

Etymology

Origin of haemato-

from Greek haima, haimat- blood