hematinic
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~ a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia
hematite
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~ the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
hematocele
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~ swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
hematochezia
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~ passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
hematochrome
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~ a reddish coloring material found in some algae
hematocoele
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~ swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
hematocolpometra
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~ accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus
hematocolpos
— Noun
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~ accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen)
hematocrit
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~ the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
hematocrit
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~ a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
hematocyst
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~ a cyst containing blood
hematocytopenia
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~ an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood
hematocyturia
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~ the presence of red blood cells in the urine
hematogenesis
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~ the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
hematohiston
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~ a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
hematoidin
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~ 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
hematologist
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~ a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
hematology
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~ the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
hematolysis
— Noun
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~ lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
hematoma
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~ a localized swelling filled with blood