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



RESET




Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.

coffee icon