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What does haemat- mean?

Haemat- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “blood.” It is used in many medical terms, especially in pathology.Haemat- comes from the Greek ��î����, meaning “blood.”Chiefly used in British English, haemat- is a variant of hemat-, itself a variant of hemato- before a vowel. Hemato- is another form of hemo-.Want to know more? Read our 51�Թ�s That Use hemat-, hemato-, and hemo- articles. Historically, haemat- has been written as ��æ������-, featuring a ligature of the a and e.Other variants of haemat- used like hemo- are hem- and hema-. As with haemat-, all of these combining forms are often spelled with an additional a in British English, as in haem-, haema-, haemo-, and haemato-.Also closely related to haemat- are -aemia, -emia, -haemia, and -hemia, which are combined to the ends of words to denote blood conditions.You can learn all about the specific applications for each of these forms at our 51�Թ�s That Use articles for them.