hema-

American  

1. variant of hemo-.

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hema- British  

combining form

1. a US variant of haemo-

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Usage

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.

Example Sentences

Hema Raghavan, the company’s co-founder, says her good engineers use AI agents as though they have an army of junior helpers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Retailers such as Sam’s Club and Alibaba Group Holding’s Hema are accelerating development of their own in-house brands, leveraging supply-chain scale and data insights to offer competitive quality at lower prices.

From Barron's

Over the years, Dharmendra shared the screen with leading stars including Nutan, Meena Kumari, and Sharmila Tagore, but his most enduring partnership was with Hema Malini, Bollywood's first woman superstar.

From Barron's

Songs featuring him topped the charts, and his romance and marriage with Hema Malini made headlines.

From BBC

Over the years, Dharmendra said he was cast against 70 heroines, but his most successful screen pairing was with Hema Malini, who later became his second wife.

From BBC