hematogenous
Americanadjective
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originating in the blood.
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producing blood or components of blood.
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distributed or spread by way of the bloodstream, as in metastases of tumors or in infections; blood-borne.
Etymology
Origin of hematogenous
Example Sentences
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The principal symptom is hematogenous icterus with cyanosis,—the urine contains blood and blood-coloring matter.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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