11-letter words starting with HEM
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33 words found
11-letter words 33
- hemorrhoidspain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
- hemorrhagicof or relating to a hemorrhage
- hemisphereshalf of the terrestrial globe
- hemorrhagesthe flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
- hemophiliacsomeone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
- hemorrhagedlose blood from one's body
- hemisphericof or relating to the cerebral hemispheres
- hemodynamicor of relating to or involved in hemodynamics
- hematologicof or relating to or involved in hematology
- hematocritsthe ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
- hemihydrate
- hemosiderina granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
- hemoglobinsa hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
- hemopoiesisthe formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
- hemangiomasbenign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks
- hematoxylin
- hemiplegicsa person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body)
- hemstitchedsew with hemstitches
- hemerythrin
- hemiacetalsan organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
- hemimorphic
- hemiplegiasparalysis of one side of the body
- hemipteransinsects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- hemipterous
- hemocyanins
- hemophiliascongenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
- hemophilics
- hemopoieses
- hemopoieticpertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells
- hemoproteina conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin
- hemostatics
- hemstitcher
- hemstitchesa stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups