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he⋅mat⋅ic

[hi-mat-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to blood; hemic.
2. acting on the blood, as a medicine.
–noun
3. hematinic (def. 1).

Origin:
1850–55; hemat- + -ic
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he·mat·ic   (hĭ-māt'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, resembling, containing, or acting on blood.
n.  A hematinic.

[Greek haimatikos, from haima, haimat-, blood.]
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Main Entry: 1he·mat·ic
Variant: or chiefly British hae·mat·ic /hi-'mat-ik/
Function: adjective
: of,relating to, or containing blood

Main Entry: 2hematic
Variant: or chiefly British haematic
Function: noun
: a drug (as a hematinic or an anticoagulant) having an effect onthe blood
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hematic he·mat·ic (hĭ-māt'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, resembling, containing, or acting on blood. n.
See hematinic.

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