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What does haemato- mean?

Haemato- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “blood.” It is used in many medical terms, especially in pathology.Haemato- comes from the Greek ��î����, meaning “blood.”Chiefly used in British English, haemato- is a variant of hemato-, itself a variant of hemo- before a vowel. When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, haemato- becomes haemat-.Want to know more? Read our 51�Թ�s That Use haemat-, hemato-, and hemo- articles. Historically, haemato- has been written as ��æ�����ٴ�-, featuring a ligature of the a and e.Other variants of haemato- used like hemo- are, hem-, hema-, and hemat-. As with haemato-, all of these combining forms are often spelled with an additional a in British English, as in haem-, haema-, haemo-, and, of course, haemato-.Also closely related to haemato- 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.