hematogenous

[ hee-muh-toj-uh-nuhs, hem-uh- ]

adjective
  1. originating in the blood.

  2. producing blood or components of blood.

  1. distributed or spread by way of the bloodstream, as in metastases of tumors or in infections; blood-borne.

Origin of hematogenous

1
First recorded in 1865–70; hemato- + -genous

Words Nearby hematogenous

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