haemo-

Chiefly British.

1. variant of hemo-:

   haemoglobin.

haemo-

combining_form

1. denoting blood Alsohaemato-UShemo-UShema-UShem-

   haemophobia

Word History and Origins

Origin of haemo-¹

from Greek haima blood

Example Sentences

During family get-togethers discussion often turns to "haemo" and comparing iron counts.

From BBC

And in December, scientists from Sangamo Biosciences in Richmond, California, announced that in 2016 they will begin a human trial to test DNA-snipping zinc-finger nucleases that correct a gene defect for haemo­philia.

From Nature

The Gr. word for blood, αἷμα, appears as a prefix haemo- in many compound words.

From Project Gutenberg