haem-

Haem- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “blood.” It is used in many medical terms, especially in pathology.

Haem- comes from the Greek ��î����, meaning “blood.”

Chiefly used in British English, the combining form haem- is a variant of hem-, itself a variant of hemo- before a vowel.

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Historically, haem- has been written as ���-, featuring a ligature of the a and e.

Other variants of haem- used like hemo- are hema-, hemat-, and hemato-. As with haem-, all these combining forms are often spelled with an additional a in British English, as in haema-, haemo-, haemat-, and haemato-.

Also closely related to haem- are -aemia, -emia, -haemia, and -hemia, which are combined to the ends of words to denote blood conditions.

One medical term that features the combining form haem- is haemagogue, “an agent that promotes the flow of blood.”

The first part of the word, haem-, means “blood.” The second part of the word, -agogue, is a combining form that means “leader, bringer.” It is used in medical terms to denote substances inducing expulsion or secretion. Haemagogue literally translates to “bringer of blood.”

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• haemagglutinate
• haemagglutinin
• haemal
• haemangioma
• haemic
• haemin
• haemoid

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• chaeto-
• chemi-
• chem-
• hemangio-
• hemi-
• hom-
• homeo-

One type of angioma, a kind of benign tumor, is a haemangioma. Based on the meaning of haem-, which of the following does a haemangioma consist of?

A. Lymph vessels

B. Blood vessels

C. Fatty tissue

D. Nerve cells