hemlock
— Noun
– English
~ soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
hemlock
— Noun
– English
~ large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
hemlock
— Noun
– English
~ poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
Hemminge
— Noun
– English
~ English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
hemochromatosis
— Noun
– English
~ pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
hemodialysis
— Noun
– English
~ dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
hemodialyzer
— Noun
– English
~ a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body
hemodynamic
— Adjective
– English
~ or of relating to or involved in hemodynamics
hemodynamics
— Noun
– English
~ the branch of physiology that studies the circulation of the blood and the forces involved
Hemofil
— Noun
– English
~ a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
hemogenesis
— Noun
– English
~ the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
hemoglobin
— Noun
– English
~ 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 hemoglobin than mammals"
hemoglobinemia
— Noun
– English
~ presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma
hemoglobinopathy
— Noun
– English
~ a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood
hemoglobinuria
— Noun
– English
~ presence of hemoglobin in the urine
hemolysin
— Noun
– English
~ any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
hemolysis
— Noun
– English
~ lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
hemolytic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or involving or causing hemolysis; "hemolytic anemia"
hemolytic anemia
— Noun
– English
~ anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes
hemophile
— Noun
– English
~ someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding