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hem-

 
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var. of hemo- before a vowel: hemal.
Also, especially British, haem-.
Compare haemat-.

hemo-

 
a combining form meaning “blood,” used in the formation of compound words: hemocyte.
Also, hema-, hemato-; especially before a vowel, hem-; especially British, haemo-.

Origin:
< NL, comb. form repr. Gk haîma blood
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hem- or hema-  
pref.  Variants of hemo-.
hemo- or hema- or hem- also haemo- or haema- or haem-  
pref.  Blood: hemacyte.

[Greek haimo-, from haima.]
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Medical Dictionary

hem- pref.
Variant of hemo-.

hemo- or hema- or hem- or haemo- or haema- or haem-
pref.
Blood: hemocyte.

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Science Dictionary
hemo- or hemato-  
A prefix meaning "blood," as in hemophilia, a disorder in which blood fails to clot, or hematology, the scientific study of blood.
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