haem

n. [ Haema- + Gr. ky`anos a dark blue substance. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ When deprived of oxygen it is colorless, but becomes quickly blue in contact with oxygen, and is then generally called oxyhaemacyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Haema + Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel + -meter. ] (Physiol.) An apparatus for determining the number of corpuscles in a given quantity of blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Haema- + L. ad toward. ] (Anat.) Toward the haemal side; on the haemal side of; -- opposed to neurad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Haema- + Gr. dro`mos course + -graph. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood.

{ } n. Same as Hemadrometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ pr>(-dr&ouptack_;*m&obreve_;m"&euptack_;*tr&ybreve_;), } n. Same as Hemadrometry. [1913 Webster]

n. Same as Hemadynamics. [ 1913 Webster ]

pr>(hē`m&adot_;*dī`n&adot_;*m&obreve_;m"&euptack_;*t&etilde_;r or h&ebreve_;m`&adot_;*d&ibreve_;n`&adot_;-), Same as Hemadynamometer. [1913 Webster]