Chapter Hæmatoscope to Hail of H by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Hæmatoscope to Hail

Hæmatoscope
(Hæm"a*to*scope`) n. A hæmoscope.

Hæmatosin
(Hæm`a*to"sin) (hem`a*to"sin or he*mat"o*sin), n. (Physiol. Chem.) Hematin. [R.]

Hæmatosis
(||Hæm`a*to"sis), n. Same as Hematosis.

Hæmatotherma
(||Hæm`a*to*ther"ma) n. pl. (Zoöl.) Same as Hematotherma.

Hæmatothermal
(Hæm`a*to*ther"mal) a. Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.

Hæmatothorax
(Hæm`a*to*tho"rax), n. Same as Hemothorax.

Hæmatoxylin
(Hæm`a*tox"y*lin) n. [See Hæmatoxylon.] (Chem.) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C₁₆H₁₄O₆, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin.

Hæmatoxylon
(||Hæm`a*tox"y*lon) n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.

Hæmatozoön
(||Hæm`a*to*zo"ön) n.; pl. Hæmatozoa (- a). [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zoöl.) A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.: (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria, sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc. (b) The trematode, Bilharzia hæmatobia, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death.

Hæmic
(Hæ"mic) (he"mik or hem"ik), a. Pertaining to the blood; hemal.

Hæmin
(Hæ"min) n. Same as Hemin.

Hæmo-
(Hæm"o-) prefix. See Hæma-.

Hæmochrome
(Hæm"o*chrome) n. Same as Hæmachrome.

Hæmochromogen
(Hæm`o*chro"mo*gen) n. [Hæmochrome + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body obtained from hemoglobin, by the action of reducing agents in the absence of oxygen.

Hæmochromometer
(Hæm`o*chro*mom"e*ter) (- kro*mom"e*ter), n. [Hæmochrome + -meter.] (Physiol. Chem.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known strength and of normal color.

Hæmocyanin
(Hæm`o*cy"a*nin) n. Same as Hæmacyanin.

Hæmocytolysis
(||Hæm`o*cy*tol"y*sis) (- si*tol"i*sis), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + ky`tos hollow vessel + ly`ein to loosen, dissolve.] (Physiol.) See Hæmocytotrypsis.

Hæmocytometer
(Hæm`o*cy*tom"e*ter), n. See Hæmacytometer.

Hæmocytotrypsis
(||Hæm`o*cy`to*tryp"sis) (- si`to*trip"sis), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + ky`tos hollow vessel + tri`bein to rub, grind.] (Physiol.) A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or hæmocytolysis.

Hæmodromograph
(Hæm`o*drom"o*graph), n. Same as Hæmadromograph.

Hæmodromometer
(Hæm`o*dro*mom"e*ter)(- dro*mom"e*ter),n.Same as Hemadrometer.

Hæmodynameter
(Hæ`mo*dy*nam"e*ter) (he`mo*di*nam"e*ter or hem`o*di-), n. Same as Hemadynamometer.

Hæmodynamics
(Hæ`mo*dy*nam"ics),n.Same as Hemadynamics.