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Definition of Haematic

1. Adjective. Relating to or containing or affecting blood. "A hematic crisis"

Definition of Haematic

1. Adjective. (alternative form of hematic) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Haematic

1. hematic [n -S] - See also: hematic

Medical Definition of Haematic

1. Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red. Haematic acid, a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Haematic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the action of medicines in the system by Frederick William Headland (1868)
"As haematic medicines, Mercurials have a double action. They counteract inflammation in general, and the poison of Syphilis in particular. ..."

2. A Treatise on the Diseases of the Breast and Mammary Region by Alfred Velpeau (1856)
"l If, then, the haematic or albuminous origin of certain solid mammary tumours be no longer doubtful, it remains only to observe, whether all adenoid ..."

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