| HEMOCHROME | • hemochrome n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several iron–porphyrin complexes having one or two basic ligands (normally amines). • HEMOCHROME n. a blood pigment, such as haemoglobin, that carries oxygen, also HAEMOCHROME. |
| HEMOCONIAS | • HEMOCONIA n. the small particles of matter, thought to be particles of the structure of red blood cells, that are present in blood that is flowing around the body, also HAEMOCONIA. |
| HEMOCYANIN | • hemocyanin n. (Biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs… • HEMOCYANIN n. a colourless copper-containing respiratory pigment in the circulatory fluid of various arthropods and mollusks, also HAEMOCYANIN. |
| HEMOGLOBIN | • hemoglobin n. (American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the… • HEMOGLOBIN n. the iron-containing pigment which is the oxygen-carrying substance present in the red blood cells of vertebrates, also HAEMOGLOBIN. |
| HEMOLYMPHS | • hemolymphs n. Plural of hemolymph. • HEMOLYMPH n. the circulatory fluid of various invertebrate animals, also HAEMOLYMPH. |
| HEMOLYSING | • HEMOLYSE v. to break down red blood cells, also HAEMOLYSE, HAEMOLYZE, HEMOLYZE. |
| HEMOLYSINS | • hemolysins n. Plural of hemolysin. • HEMOLYSIN n. a substance that causes the dissolution of red blood cells, also HAEMOLYSIN. |
| HEMOLYZING | • hemolyzing v. Present participle of hemolyze. • HEMOLYZE v. to break down red blood cells, also HAEMOLYSE, HAEMOLYZE, HEMOLYSE. |
| HEMOPHILES | • HEMOPHILE n. a person with hemophilia, also HAEMOPHILE. |
| HEMOPHILIA | • hemophilia n. US standard spelling of haemophilia. • HEMOPHILIA n. a hereditary disease causing excessive bleeding when any blood vessel is even slightly damaged. |
| HEMOPHILIC | • hemophilic adj. Of or pertaining to hemophilia. • hemophilic adj. Describing some bacteria that grow well in blood. • hemophilic n. An individual with hemophilia. |
| HEMOPTYSES | • hemoptyses n. Plural of hemoptysis. • HEMOPTYSIS n. the expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs. |
| HEMOPTYSIS | • hemoptysis n. (Medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system. • HEMOPTYSIS n. the expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs. |
| HEMORRHAGE | • hemorrhage n. A heavy release of blood within or from the body. • hemorrhage n. (Figurative) A sudden or significant loss. • hemorrhage v. (Intransitive) To bleed copiously. |
| HEMORRHOID | • hemorrhoid n. (Pathology, often in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area… • HEMORRHOID n. the dilatation of a vein around the anus, piles, also HAEMORRHOID. |
| HEMOSTASES | • hemostases n. Plural of hemostasis. • HEMOSTASIS n. stoppage of bleeding or circulation, also HAEMOSTASIA, HAEMOSTASIS, HEMOSTASIA. |
| HEMOSTASIA | • hemostasia n. Synonym of hemostasis. • HEMOSTASIA n. the stopping of bleeding or arrest of blood circulation in an organ or part, as during a surgical operation, also HAEMOSTASIA, HAEMOSTASIS, HEMOSTASIS. |
| HEMOSTASIS | • hemostasis n. (Medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding. • HEMOSTASIS n. stoppage of bleeding or circulation, also HAEMOSTASIA, HAEMOSTASIS, HEMOSTASIA. |
| HEMOSTATIC | • hemostatic adj. Of or pertaining to hemostasis. • hemostatic adj. That checks bleeding; styptic. • hemostatic n. Any medicine that stops bleeding. |
| HEMOTOXINS | • hemotoxins n. Plural of hemotoxin. • HEMOTOXIN n. a substance that destroys red blood cells. |