hematic

[ hi-mat-ik ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to blood; hemic.

  2. acting on the blood, as a medicine.

Origin of hematic

1
First recorded in 1850–55; hemat- + -ic

Other words from hematic

  • non·he·mat·ic, adjective, noun

Words Nearby hematic

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How to use hematic in a sentence

  • And when these hematic globules are lessened to a certain limit below the normal proportion death ensues.

    Martyria | Augustus C. Hamlin