hemo
Hemo is a combining form used in medical and scientific terms to signify blood. It comes from the Greek haima meaning blood and functions as a prefix in many compound terms describing blood-related processes, components, or conditions. In contemporary English, the prefix is often written as hemo-, as in hemodynamics (the study of blood flow), hemodialysis (a process to filter the blood externally), and hemostasis (the stopping of bleeding). In British English, the form haemo- is sometimes used in the same way, producing terms such as haemodynamics or haemostasis.
Hemo- is related to other blood-related combining forms, notably hemat- and heme. Hemat- forms appear in terms
Hemo is not a standalone word; it serves as a prefix that modifies another word to convey
See also: hematology, heme, hemodynamics, hemostasis, hematopoiesis, hemochromatosis.