Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0419 short lesson, about 20 seconds
hem/o and hemat/o: Blood
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The idea
The combining forms hem slash o and hemat slash o both name blood.
In practice
A hematoma is a mass of blood collected in tissue.
Where people slip
These name blood as a substance. The suffix emia names a condition of the blood.
Your place on the trail
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