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What does hemato- mean?

Hemato- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “blood.” It is used in many medical terms, especially in pathology.Hemato- comes from the Greek ��î����, meaning “blood.”What are variants of hemato-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, hemato- becomes hemat-, as in hematal. The spelling haemato- is chiefly used in British English.Hemato-, hemat-, and haemato- are some of the many variants of the combining form hemo-. Another is hema-.As with haemato-, all of these combining forms are often spelled with an additional a in British English, as in haemo-, haema-, and haemato-. Historically, these forms have been spelled with a ligature of the a and e, as in ��æ�����ٴ�-.Also closely related to hemato- 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.