- a variant of hemo-: hematogenesis.
combining form
- US variants of haemato-
also haemato-, word-forming element meaning “blood,” from Greek haimato-, comb. form of haima (genitive haimatos) “blood” (see -emia).
pref.
- Blood:hematology.
- Variant of hemo-.
- A prefix meaning blood, as in hemophilia, a disorder in which blood fails to clot, or hematology, the scientific study of blood.