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hemal

[ hee-muhl ]

adjective

  1. Also of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
  2. Zoology. noting, pertaining to, or on the side of the body ventral to the spinal axis, containing the heart and principal blood vessels.

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Other Words From

  • inter·hemal adjective
  • pseudo·hemal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemal1

First recorded in 1830–40; hem- + -al 1

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Example Sentences

Emciob noh hemal ɔeemal, faulty orthography for noh emel, ɔeemel, the latter syncopated from ɔeɔemel.

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