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haemo-

/ˌhiːməʊ/

haemo- prefix: pertaining to blood.

Prefix

haemo-

  1. Pertaining to blood.

Synonyms of haemo-

Forms of haemo-

alternative formhaem-
alternative formhæmo-
alternative formhem-
alternative formhemo-

Origin of haemo-

From Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Questions about haemo-

What does haemo- mean?
Haemo- means pertaining to blood.
What part of speech is haemo-?
Haemo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce haemo-?
Haemo- is pronounced /ˌhiːməʊ/.

Words near haemo- in the dictionary

  1. haemiparesis
  2. haemipelagic
  3. haemiplegia
  4. haemmaglutinin
  5. haemo
  6. haemo-
  7. haemoabdomen
  8. haemoagglutinin
  9. haemoagglutinins
  10. haemoaglutination
  11. haemobilia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: haemo- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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