hematogenous

[hee-muh-toj-uh-nuhs, hem-uh-]

he·ma·tog·e·nous

[hee-muh-toj-uh-nuhs, hem-uh-]
adjective
1.
originating in the blood.
3.
distributed or spread by way of the bloodstream, as in metastases of tumors or in infections; blood-borne.

Origin:
1865–70; hemato- + -genous
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Hematogenous has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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haematogenous or (US) hematogenous (ˌhɛməˈtɒdʒɪnəs, ˌhiː-, ˌhɛməˈtɒdʒɪnəs, ˌhiː-)
 
adj
1.  producing blood
2.  produced by, derived from, or originating in the blood
3.  (of bacteria, cancer cells, etc) borne by or distributed by the blood
 
hematogenous or (US) hematogenous
 
adj

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hematogenous he·ma·tog·e·nous (hē'mə-tŏj'ə-nəs)
adj.

  1. Producing blood.

  2. Originating in or spread by the blood.

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