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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:
< Neo-Latin, combining form representing Greek haîma blood

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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World English Dictionary

hemo-

—*combining form*
	a US variant of haemo-

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Medical Dictionary

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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