hem-, haem-, hemo-, haemo, hema-, haema-, hemato-, haemato-, hemat-, haemat-, -hemia, -haemia, -hemic, -haemic
(Greek: blood)
hemagogic
Promoting the flow of blood.
hemagogue
An agent that promotes the flow of blood.
hemangioblastoma
1. A benign, slowly growing, cerebellar neoplasm composed of capillary-forming endothelial cells.
2. A benign blood vessel tumor of the cerebellum, spinal cord, or retina, consisting of proliferated blood vessel cells and angioblasts.
hemangioblastomatosis
Multiple or widespread hemangioblastomas.
hemangioendothelioblastoma
A hemangioendothelioma with embryonic elements of mesenchymal origin.
hemangioendothelioma
A true neoplasm of vascular origin, characterized by proliferation of endothelial cells in and about the vascular lumen; it is usually considered to be intermediate in grade between the hemangioma and the hemangiosarcoma but sometimes is used to denote the latter.
hemangiofibroma
A hemangioma containing fibrous tissue.
hemangioma
1. An extremely common benign tumor, occurring most commonly in infancy and childhood, made up of newly formed blood vessels, and resulting from malformation of angioblastic tissue of fetal life. There are two main types: capillary and cavernous.
2. A general term denoting a benign or malignant vascular tumor that resembles the classic type of hemangioma but occurs at any age.
hemangiomatosis
A condition in which multiple hemangiomas are developed.
hemangiopericytoma
A tumor composed of spindle cells with a rich vascular network, which apparently arises from pericytes.
It may be benign or malignant and usually occurs in the lower extremities or retroperitoneum.
hemangiosarcoma
A rare malignant tumor of vascular origin, formed by proliferation of endothelial tissue lining irregular vascular channels; it usually occurs in the skin, soft tissues, breast, or liver.
hemaphobia, haemaphobia, hematophobia, hemophobia
An abnormal fear of the sight of blood or of transfusions.
hemarthrosis
hematemesis
Vomiting of blood.
hemathidrosis, haemathidrosis; hematidrosis, haematidrosis
A very rare disorder in which the patient sweats blood and/or blood pigments.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving "blood" word units:
angi-;
apheresis;
-emia;
hemoglobin-;
phleb-;
sangui-;
vas-;
vascul-.