combining form
or hemo- or hemi- or haem- or haemo-
Etymology: Middle French hemo-, from Latin haem-, haemo-, from Greek haim-, haimo-, from haima; perhaps akin to Old Norse seimr honeycomb, Old High German seim virgin honey, Welsh hufen cream
: blood
hem arthrosis
hem agglutination
hemo cyte
— the forms haem- or haemo- are preferred in taxonomic names
Haem acanthus
Haemo gregarina