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hemato-

a var. of hemo-: hematogenesis.
Also, hemat-; especially British, haemat-, haemato-.


Origin:
< NL, comb. form < Gk haimat-, s. of haîma blood

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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hemato- or hemat- also haemat- or haemato-  
pref.  Blood: hematology.

[Greek haimato-, from haima, haimat-, blood.]
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Medical Dictionary

hemato- or hemat- or haemat- or haemato-
pref.
Blood: hematology.

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

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Science Dictionary
hemato-  
Variant of hemo-.
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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