A medical condition, usually inherited, in which the blood does not clot normally, leading to excessive bleeding even from minor injuries.
hemo+philia
Shared component: hemo · blood
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesa severe and often uncontrolled loss of blood from a blood vessel.
hemo+rrhage
Shared component: hemo · blood
a surgical instrument for preventing the flow of blood by compressing a blood vessel.
hemo+stat
Shared component: hemo · blood
A swollen blood vessel in or around the anus and lower rectum, often causing discomfort or bleeding.
hemo+rrhoid
Shared component: hemo · blood
a common iron ore that is typically gray or black in color and has a metallic luster.
hemat+ite
Shared component: hemat · blood
A swelling of clotted blood within the body's tissues, caused by a break in a blood vessel.
hemat+oma
Shared component: hemat · blood
a benign tumor consisting of a mass of blood vessels.
hem+angi+oma
Shared component: hem · blood
a red protein containing iron, responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates.
hemo+globin
Shared component: hemo · blood
Acting to stop bleeding or hemorrhage.
hemo+stat+ic
Shared component: hemo · blood
Relating to the forces involved in the circulation of blood.
hemo+dynamic
Shared component: hemo · blood
A person who suffers from hemophilia, a medical condition in which the blood does not clot normally, leading to excessive bleeding from even minor injuries.
hemo+phil+iac
Shared component: hemo · blood
relating to, characterized by, or causing hemorrhage (bleeding).
hemo+rrhag+ic
Shared component: hem · blood
a medical procedure for purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not functioning normally, using a machine to remove waste products and excess fluid.
hemo+dia+lysis
Shared component: hemo · blood
Losing a large amount of blood from a damaged blood vessel.
hemo+rrhag+ing
Shared component: hem · blood
hemeExtended relation
The deep red, non-protein, iron-containing component of hemoglobin and myoglobin.
Extended relation: hem · blood
hemolyticExtended relation
relating to or involving hemolysis; causing the destruction of red blood cells.
hemo+lytic
Extended relation: hemo · blood
hematologyExtended relation
The scientific study of blood and the body tissues that make it.
hemat+o+logy
Extended relation: hemat · blood
hemoptysisExtended relation
The coughing up of blood or blood-stained sputum from the respiratory tract.
hem+optysis
Extended relation: hem · blood
hemostasisExtended relation
The stopping of a flow of blood.
hemo+stasis
Extended relation: hemo · blood
hematologistExtended relation
A doctor who specializes in the study of blood, blood-forming organs, and blood diseases.
hemat+o+logist
Extended relation: hemat · blood