haematoplastic

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adjective

blood-formative

“haematoplastic organ”

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivehaematoplastic (not comparable)

alternative hematoplastic · alternative hæmatoplastic

  1. not comparablebiologyblood-formative

    haematoplastic organ

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  2. Englishhaemato-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  4. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  5. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  6. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  7. Latinplasticus
  8. Englishplastic
  9. Englishhaematoplastic

From haemato- + plastic.

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APA

haematoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haematoplastic

MLA

“haematoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haematoplastic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haematoplastic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haematoplastic.

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