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HEMAL
hemal, haemal, hematal, haematal
(adjective) relating to the blood vessels or blood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
hemal (not comparable)
(American spelling) Alternative form of haemal
Anagrams
• Hamel, almeh, hamel
Source: Wiktionary
He"mal, a. Etym: [Gr. a"i^ma blood.]
Definition: Relating to the blood or blood vessels; pertaining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the heart and great blood vessels; -- opposed to neural.
Note: As applied to vertebrates, hemal is the same as ventral, the heart and great blood vessels being on the ventral, and the central nervous system on the dorsal, side of the vertebral column. Hemal arch (Anat.), the ventral arch in a segment of the spinal skeleton, formed by vertebral processes or ribs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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