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diminish the cohesion between the hemoglobin and 

 the red blood-corpuscles. 



Hemochromatosis (hem-o-kro-mat-o' -sis) [ai/ua, blood; 

 X()6)fia, color]. A condition described in 1889 by 

 Recklinghausen of coloration of the tissues, particularly 

 the skin, by deposition of a pigment from the blood. 



Hemoconia. See Hemokonia. 



Hemocryoscopy {hem-o- kri-os f -ko-pe). Cryoscopy 

 applied to blood. See Cryoscopy. 



Hemocytozoon (hem-o-si-to-zo' '-on) [alua, blood; /d>roc, 

 a cell ; CcJov, an animal]. Danilewsky's name for the 

 Plasmodium of malaria. 



Hemodiagnosis (hem-o-di-ag-no / 'sis) [alpa, blood; 

 diagnosis']. Diagnosis by examination of the blood. 



Hemodiarrhea [hem-o-di-ar-e'-ah). Dysentery. 



Hemodiastase {hem-o-di' -as-tdz) [aljia, blood ; diaora- 

 atc, separation]. The amylolytic enzyme of the blood. 



Hemodynamics [hem-o-di-nam'-iks). See Hemody- 

 namics (Illus. Diet.). 



Hemoferrogen yhem-o-fer'-o-jen) . A dry preparation 

 of blood proposed as a remedy in anemic conditions. 



Hemoferrum {\hem-o-fer'-um). See Oxyhemoglobin 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Hemofuscin (hem-o-/us / -in) [a\/ua, blood; fuscus, 

 dark]. Recklinghausen's name for the yellowish- 

 brown iron-free pigment found in hemochromatosis. 



Hemoglobic (hem-o-glo'-bik). Applied to cells con- 

 taining or generating hemoglobin. 



Hemoglobin. (See Illus. Diet.) It is used in treat- 

 ment of anemia in daily doses of 75- r SO g r - (5 _I ° 

 gm. ). Syn., Reduced hemoglobin; Purple cruorin. 

 Tallqvist's Method of approximately determining 

 hemoglobin percentages consists in allowing a drop 

 •of blood to soak into a bit of filter-paper and compar- 

 ing with the naked eye the color strength of the stain 

 with a series of printed standard tints of known value. 

 [DaCosta.] 



Hemoglobinorrhea [hem-o-glo-bin-or-e'-ah) [hemoglo- 

 bin; peiv, to flow]. The escape of hemoglobin from 

 the bloodvessels. H. cutis, an effusion of hemoglobin 

 into the skin due to venous engorgement. 



Hemoglobinuria. (See Illus. Diet.) H., Epidemic 

 (of the newborn). See WinckeV s Disease (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Hemogregarina \\hem-o-greg-ar-e'-nah) [al/za, blood; 

 Gregarina, a genus of Protozoa], Danilewsky's 

 name for the gregarine-like bodies found in the blood 

 of persons affected with malaria. 



Hemohydronephrosis [hem-o-hi-dro-nef-ro' '-sis) [ai^ia, 

 blood; vfivp, water; ve<f>por, kidney]. A cystic tumor 

 of the kidney with blood and urine in the contents. 



Hemokelidosis [hem-o-hel-id-c/sis) [al//a, blood; 

 KTjAidovv, to stain]. Contamination of the blood; pur- 

 pura. 



Hemokonia {hem-o-ko / -ne-ah) [aifxa, blood; Kovia, 

 dust]. Midler's (1896) term for the minute, colorless, 

 highly refractive, spheroid or dumb-bell shaped bodies 

 constantly present in normal and pathologic blood. 

 They are not more than 1 /1 in diameter and possess 

 active, limited molecular motility, but not true ameboid 

 motion. Syn., Blood-dust ; Blood motes. 



Hemolf^w'-o/) [«'/"*> blood]. A dark-brown powder 

 obtained by the action of zinc upon defibrinated blood, 

 and said to contain I % of soluble iron. Dose in 

 anemia, 1^-6 gr. (0.1-0.5 gm.). H., Arsenic. See 

 Arseuhemol. H., Brom-. See Bromhemol. H., 

 Copper. See Cuprohemol. H., Ferro-. See Ferro- 

 hemol. H., Iodo-, hemol containing l6^> of iodin. 

 It is used whenever iodin is indicated. Dose, 3 gr. 

 (0.2 gm.) H., Mercuroiodo-, a hemol containing 

 mercury 13% and iodin 28 ff, a brownish red powder 

 used chiefly in syphilis. Dose, 2-5 gr. (0.13-0.32 



gm. ) 3 times daily. H., Zinc, contains I % of zinc; 

 used in anemia, gastric erosions, etc. Dose, 8 gr. 

 (0.5 gm.) 3 times daily. 



Hemolysin (Jiem-ol'-is-in) [aipa, blood; /.votg, solu- 

 tion]. A substance produced in the body of one 

 species of animal by the introduction of red blood- 

 corpuscles derived from the body of another species. 

 It is capable of dissolving the red blood-corpuscles of 

 the animal species from which the blood was obtained. 

 Syn., Erythrolysin. H., Bacterial, that formed by 

 action of bacteria; first discovered by Ehrlich (1898) 

 in cultures of tetanus bacilli. The strongest yet ob- 

 served was found by Todd in cultures of Bacillus meg- 

 atl/erium. Cf. Antihemolysin. 



Hemomanometer (hem-o-man-om r -et-ur) [alfia, blood; 

 fiavo$, thin ; /itrpov, a measure]. A manometer used 

 in estimating blood-pressure. 



Hemomediastinum {hem-o-tne-de-as / -tin-tim). See 

 Hematomediastinum (Illus. Diet.). 



Hemomere {hem'-o-mlr) [a\p.a, blood; /uepog, a part], 

 A portion of a metamere derived from the vascular 

 system or taking part in its formation. 



Hemometrectasia {hun-o-met-rek-ta'-ze-ah) \aipa, 

 blood; fiijrpa, uterus ; inTaciq, a stretching]. Dilation 

 of the uterus from effusion of blood into its cavity. 



Hemometry (//««-w«'-rf-7r ) [«)//«, blood ; /li-poi', meas- 

 ure]. Estimation of the amount of hemoglobin or of 

 the number of corpuscles in the blood. Normal 

 Count: Erythrocytes (red corpuscles), 5,000,000; 

 leukocytes (white corpuscles), 6000 to 8000; hemo- 

 globin, 100%. Differential Count of the 

 Leukocytes: Polymorphonuclears, 62% to "jofci 

 small lymphocytes, 20% to 30%; large lymphocytes, 

 4% to Sfc ; transitionals, I f c to 2% ; eosinophils, 0.5J& 

 to 4%; mast-cells, 0.25% to 0.5%. [Cabot.] 



Hemonein (hem-cS-ne-in). A proprietary nutritive and 

 tonic prepared from beef. 



Hemonephrorrhagia (liem-o-nef-ro-ra'-je-ah). See 

 Nephremorrhagia (Illus. Diet. ). 



Hemonervine (hem-o-nur^-vin). A proprietary tonic 

 said to consist of calcium phosphoglycerate, hemoglo- 

 bin, iron, and strychnin. 



Hemopathia (hem-o-path' -e-ah). See Hematopathy 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Hemopathology (hem-o-path-ol'-o-je) \a\fia, blood ; 

 pathology]. The pathology of the blood. 



Hemoperitoneum \hcm-v-pcr-it-on-e , -tim). A bloody 

 effusion into the peritoneal cavity. 



Hemopexia (hem-o-peks'-e-ah) [ui/na, blood; nf/^/c, a 

 fixing]. A general name for diseases characterized by 

 a tendency of the blood to coagulate. 



Hemopexin {hem-o-peks'-in). A fennent capable of 

 coagulating blood. 



Hemophiliac (hem-o-Jil f -e-ak) [«Z//a, blood; <j>t?.eiv, to 

 love]. One who is affected with hemophilia. 



Hemophobia. See Hematophobia (Illus. Diet.). 



Hemophotograph {hem-o-JV-to-graf) \a\fia, blood; 

 photograph]. A photograph of blood-corpuscles as 

 employed in Gartner's method for determining the 

 hemoglobin content. Syn., Hemaphotogiaph. 



Hemophysallis [hcm-o-pis'-al-is) [aiua, blood ; ovaa?- 

 A/c, a bladder]. A pustule or vesicle filled with 

 blood. 



Hemoplanesis, Hemoplania (hemo-plan-e'-sis, hem- 

 o-pla'-ne-ah). See Hematoplania (Illus. Diet.). 



Hemoprecipitins {hem-o-pre-sip' '-it-ins). See Precip- 

 itins. 



Hemoproctia {hem-o-prok'-te-ah) [a'tpa, blood ; irpun- 

 t6$, the anus]. Rectal hemorrhage. Bloody discharge 

 from hemorrhoids. 



Hemoptic, Hemoptoic {hem-op'-tik, hem-op-to' -ik). 

 Relating to or attended by hemoptysis. 



