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<h1>H\'91matozo\'94n</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`a*to*zo"\'94n</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>H\'91matozoa</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, blood + <?/ animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A parasite inhabiting the blood</def>; esp.: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Certain species of nematodes of the genus <spn>Filaria</spn>, sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The trematode, <spn>Bilharzia h\'91matobia</spn>, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death.</def>

<h1>H\'91mic</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91"mic</hw> <tt>(? or ?)</tt><def>, <?/. Pertaining to the blood; hemal.</def>

<h1>H\'91min</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91"min</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Hemin</er>.</def>

<h1>H\'91mo-</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m"o-</hw> <tt>(? or ?)</tt>, <tt>prefix.</tt> <def>See <er>H\'91ma-</er>.</def>

<h1>H\'91mochrome</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m"ochrome</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>H\'91machrome</er>.</def>

<h1>H\'91mochromogen</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`o*chro"mogen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>H\'91mochrome</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A body obtained from hemoglobin, by the action of reducing agents in the absence of oxygen.</def>

<h1>H\'91mochromometer</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`o*chro*mom`e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>H\'91mochrome</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known strength and of normal color.</def>

<h1>H\'91mocyanin</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`o*cy"a*nin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>H\'91macyanin</er>.</def>

<h1>H\'91mocytolysis</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`o*cy*tol"y*sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ blood + <?/ hollow vessel + <?/ to loosen, dissolve.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>See <er>H\'91mocytotrypsis</er>.</def>

<h1>H\'91mocytometer</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`o*cy*tom"e*ter</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>H\'91macytometer</er>.</def>

<h1>H\'91mocytotrypsis</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`o*cy`to*tryp"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ blood + <?/ hollow vessel+<?/ to rub, grind.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or <i>h\'91mcytolysis</i>.</def>

<h1>H\'91modromograph</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`o*drom"o*graph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>H\'91madromograph</er>.</def>

<h1>H\'91modynameter</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91`mo*dy*nam"e*ter</hw> <tt>(? or ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Hemadynamics</er>.</def>

<h1>H\'91moglobin</h1> <Xpage=663>

<hw>H\'91m`o*glo"bin</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Hemoglobin</er>.</def>

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