hæmatoid, hem-, a.
(ˈhiːmətɔɪd, ˈhɛm-)
[ad. Gr. αἱµατοειδής blood-like: see hæmato- and -oid.]
a. Resembling blood; characterized by the presence of blood. b. Consisting of hæmatoidin.
| 1840 R. Liston Elem. Surg. i. (ed. 2) 176 There are certainly few hæmatoid fungi. 1854 Jones & Siev. Pathol. Anat. (1874) 262 The hæmatoid crystals are occasionally found in apoplectic clots. 1878 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 121 When a soft cancer is filled with blood it is known as a ‘hæmatoid variety’. |