MEDICINE MCQ
CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
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What is the Meaning of the Medical Term Hem or Hemat(o) / HEM or HEMAT(O)?
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Blood Vessel
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Vein
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To Lump or Clot / Blood Clot
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Blood
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Fast or Rapidly
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.”
Detailed explanation-2: -Hemat/o. Denoting blood. Word building examples: hematology. hemat/o = blood.
Detailed explanation-3: -hematology: the scientific study of blood and blood-forming tissues.
Detailed explanation-4: -also haemato-, before vowels hemat-, haemat-, word-forming element in scientific compounds meaning “blood, ‘’ from Greek haimato-, combining form of haima (genitive haimatos) “blood” (see-emia). Compare hemo-.
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