hemato-

American  

1. a variant of hemo-.

   hematogenesis.

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hemato- British  

combining form

1. US variants of haemato-

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Usage

What does hemato- mean? Hemato- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “blood.” It is used in many medical terms, especially in pathology.Hemato- comes from the Greek haîma, meaning “blood.”What are variants of hemato-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, hemato- becomes hemat-, as in hematal. The spelling haemato- is chiefly used in British English.Hemato-, hemat-, and haemato- are some of the many variants of the combining form hemo-. Another is hema-.As with haemato-, all of these combining forms are often spelled with an additional a in British English, as in haemo-, haema-, and haemato-. Historically, these forms have been spelled with a ligature of the a and e, as in hæmato-.Also closely related to hemato- are -aemia, -emia, -haemia, and -hemia, which are combined to the ends of words to denote blood conditions.You can learn all about the specific applications for each of these forms at our Words That Use articles for them.

Etymology

Origin of hemato-

< New Latin, combining form < Greek haimat-, stem of haîma blood