WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
he•mal
(hē′məl),USA pronunciation adj.
- Anatomy, BiochemistryAlso, hematal. of or pertaining to the blood or blood vessels.
- Zoologynoting, pertaining to, or on the side of the body ventral to the spinal axis, containing the heart and principal blood vessels.
- hem- + -al1 1830–40
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