hematopoietic |
pertaining to the formation of blood cells. |
heme |
a red, nonprotein, iron-containing substance present in hemoglobin. |
hemeralopia |
a defect of the eyes in which sight is normal in a dim light, but extremely poor in a bright light; day blindness. |
hemi- |
half. |
hemidemisemiquaver |
in music, a sixty-fourth note. |
hemihedral |
of a crystal, having only half the faces necessary for complete symmetry. |
hemihydrate |
a hydrate that has twice as many molecules of the anhydrous compound as of water. |
hemimetabolous |
not going through a complete metamorphosis, as certain insects that do not go through a pupal stage. |
hemiparasite |
a parasite that obtains some of its sustenance, or sustains itself some of the time, on its own. |
hemiplegia |
paralysis of just one side of the body. |
hemipteran |
of or belonging to a family of insects that have sucking mouth parts and forewings that are leathery near the base. |
hemisphere |
either of two halves of the terrestrial globe, formed by dividing it into northern and southern parts at the equator, or into eastern and western parts at the prime meridian. [3 definitions] |
hemispheric |
of or relating to a hemisphere. [2 definitions] |
hemistich |
half or nearly half of a line of verse or poetry, esp. when a caesura divides the line. [2 definitions] |
hemitrope |
a compound crystal composed of two or more parts or crystals facing each other. |
hemline |
the hem or bottom edge of a garment. [2 definitions] |
hemlock |
any of various evergreens of North America that have short needles and bear small cones, or the wood of this tree. [3 definitions] |
hemo- |
blood. |
hemochromatosis |
an iron metabolism disorder, characterized by brownish skin pigmentation, enlargement of the liver, and diabetes. |
hemocyanin |
a bluish blood pigment that bears oxygen and contains copper, found in certain invertebrates. |
hemocytometer |
an instrument used to determine the concentration of cells in body fluids, esp. red and white cells in blood; hemacytometer. |