hematophagyThe practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.
hematophaniteA tetragonal-ditetragonal pyramidal reddish brown mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, lead, and oxygen.
hematopoiesisThe process by which blood cells are produced; it involves the formation of new cellular components of the blood in myeloid or lymphatic tissues.
hematoxylinA phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of bloodwood trees (Haematoxylum campechianum).
hemeThe component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
HemedtiA diminutive of the male given name Mohamed
hemiabdominalOf or pertaining to half of the abdomen.
hemiablationablation of either node of the prostate (as treatment of unilateral prostate cancer etc)
hemiacardiusA twin fetus with a rudimentarily formed heart which effects only a part of its circulation, with the remaining being assisted by the other twin.
hemiacetalAny of a class of compounds of general formula R₁R₂C(OH)OR' (where R' is not H and R₁ or R₂ is often hydrogen).
hemiacetalicPertaining to, or having the structure of, a hemiacetal
hemialbumoseAn albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone.
hemialgiaA state of pain affecting only one side of the body.
hemiallelicRelating to, or affecting half of the available alleles
hemiallogeneicgenetic different because of being derived from one parent of the same species and one from another
hemiamaurosisAmaurosis in one half of the field of vision.
hemiaminalAny organic compound having both an amino and a hydroxy functional group attached to the same carbon atom; they are synthesized by reacting ammonia or an amine with an aldehyde or ketone.
hemiamyloidDescribes an element of the cell wall that does not directly stain blue with iodine reagents added to a water preparation, but only when it has been pretreated with potassium hydroxide solution (KOH).
hemianamorphicHaving all external plates and legs present before the last exoskeletal ecdysis
hemianamorphosisA form of anamorphosis where the adult reaches a fixed number of segments, after which moulting continues, and pre-existing segments grow in size.
hemiasterlinThe tripeptide (E,4S)-4-[[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[[(2S)-3-methyl-2-(methylamino)-3-(1-methylindol-3-yl)butanoyl]amino]butanoyl]-methylamino]-2,5-dimethylhex-2-enoic acid found in some marine sponges