hema-

1. variant of hemo-.

   hemacytometer.

hema-

combining form

1. a US variant of haemo-

Example Sentences

Crafted by writer duo Salim-Javed and featuring an all-star cast led by Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Sanjeev Kumar and the unforgettable Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh, Sholay draws cinematic inspiration from Western and samurai classics.

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Based on testimonies from 51 people from the Kerala-based film industry, the Hema Committee report lays bare decades of exploitation and says that “women have been asked to make themselves available for sex on demand” and that they were constantly told to make “compromise and adjustments” if they wanted work.

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Veteran Tamil actress Radhika Sarathkumar told the BBC that the Hema committee report has created a lot of awareness and that “men will be scared now”.

From BBC

Dutta, who received little support from her A-lister peers and has since claimed that she has been denied work, has described the Hema committee report as “useless”, adding that earlier reports about making workplaces safer for women had not helped.

From BBC

But the 290-page report by a three-member panel - called the Hema committee - detailed the problems faced by women in Malayalam cinema, including poor working conditions and rampant sexual harassment.

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When To Use

What does hema- mean?

Hema- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “blood.” It is used in some medical terms, especially in pathology.Hema- comes from the Greek haîma, meaning “blood.”Hema- is a rare variant of hemo-. The spelling haema- is chiefly used in British English.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use hemo- article. Hema- and haema- are two of the many variants of the combining form hemo-. Others are hem-, hemato-, and hemat-.As with haema-, all of these combining forms are often spelled with an additional a in British English, as in haem-, haemo-, haemat-, and haemato-. Historically, these forms have been spelled with a ligature of the a and e, as in hæma-.Also closely related to hema- 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.