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haemo- , hemo- (chiefly Brit. haemo-) • comb. form equivalent to hemato-.
haemo- combining form. see haem-.
haem- (haema-, haemo-, haemat(o)-) combining form… Form , FORM
From the Latin forma, a term signifying figure or shape or "that which is seen" (Gr. ε[symbol omitted]δος) and having many derived meanings, suc… Columella , columella
1. In corals, a rod-like structure formed from the swollen axial end of the counter-septum that may occur as a central structure within the… FORMATIVE , FORMATIVE.
1. In PHILOLOGY, a derivational AFFIX, especially one that determines part of speech or WORD class: -ness in darkness, forming a noun from… Astrobleme , COMBINING FORM In WORD-FORMATION, a BASE designed to combine with another, either also a combining form or a free word: bio- with -graphy to form bio… Life-form , life-form The structure, form, habits, and life history of an organism. In plants, especially, characteristic life-forms, in particular morphological…
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