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1: benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks [syn: {hemangioma}]

1: genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies [syn: {genus Haemanthus}]

1: spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa [syn: {Cape tulip}]

1: relating to the blood vessels or blood [syn: {hemal}, {haemal}, {hematal}]

1: vomiting blood [syn: {hematemesis}]

1: relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis" [syn: {hemic}, {haemic}, {hematic}]

1: a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia [syn: {hematinic}]

1: the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form [syn: {hematite}]

1: European genus of bloodsucking flies [syn: {genus Haematobia}]

1: small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn [syn: {horn fly}]

1: swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) [syn: {hematocele}, {hematocoele}, {haematocoele}]

1: passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) [syn: {hematochezia}]

1: swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) [syn: {hematocele}, {haematocele}, {hematocoele}]

1: accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus [syn: {hematocolpometra}]

1: accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen) [syn: {hematocolpos}]

1: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit [syn: {hematocrit}, {packed cell volume}] 2: a measuring instrument to determ...

1: an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood [syn: {hematocytopenia}]

1: the presence of red blood cells in the urine [syn: {hematocyturia}]

1: the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis...

1: pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" [syn: {hematopoietic}, {haematopoietic}, {hemopoietic}, {haemopoietic}, {hematogenic}]

1: a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells [syn: {globin}, {hematohiston}]

1: an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice [syn: {bilirubin}, {hematoidin}]

1: of or relating to or involved in hematology [syn: {hematologic}, {hematological}]

1: a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs [syn: {hematologist}]

1: the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs [syn: {hematology}]

{haematolysis}

1: lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {haemolysis}, {hematolysis}] [also: {haematolyses} (pl)]

1: a localized swelling filled with blood [syn: {hematoma}] [also: {haematomata} (pl)]

{haematoma}

1: oystercatchers [syn: {family Haematopodidae}]

1: the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenesis...

1: pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" [syn: {hematopoietic}, {hemopoietic}, {haemopoietic}, {hematogenic}, {haematogenic}]

1: oystercatchers [syn: {genus Haematopus}]

1: small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees [syn: {Haematoxylum}, {genus Haematoxylum}, {genus Haematoxylon}]

1: small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees [syn: {genus Haematoxylum}, {Haematoxylon}, {genus Haematoxylon}]

1: spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing...

{haematozoon}

1: the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease [syn: {hematuria}]

1: relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis" [syn: {hemic}, {hematic}, {haematic}]

1: a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds [syn: {heme}, {haem}, {hematin}, {protoheme}]

{haemodialysis}

1: dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure [syn: {hemodialysis}] [also: {haemodialyses} (pl)]

1: some genera placed in family Liliaceae [syn: {family Haemodoraceae}, {bloodwort family}]

1: type genus of family Haemodoraceae [syn: {genus Haemodorum}]

1: the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {hematogenesis}, {haematogenes...

1: a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemogl...

1: presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma [syn: {hemoglobinemia}]

1: a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood [syn: {hemoglobinopathy}]

1: presence of hemoglobin in the urine [syn: {hemoglobinuria}]

{haemolysis}

1: any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysin}, {erythrolysin}, {erythrocytolysin}]

1: lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {hematolysis}, {haematolysis}] [also: {haemolyses} (pl)]

1: relating to or involving or causing hemolysis; "hemolytic anemia" [syn: {hemolytic}]

1: anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes [syn: {hemolytic anemia}]

1: someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding [syn: {hemophiliac}, {haemophiliac}, {bleeder}, {hemophile}]

1: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son [syn: {hemophilia}, {bleeder's disease}]

1: hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men [syn: {hemophilia A}, {classical hemophilia}, {classical haemophilia}]

1: a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX [syn: {hemophilia B}, {Christmas disease}]

1: someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding [syn: {hemophiliac}, {bleeder}, {hemophile}, {haemophile}]

1: relating to or having hemophilia [syn: {hemophilic}]