hem/o, hemat/o

hem/o and hemat/o mean blood (Greek).

"HEE-moh / hee-MAT-oh." Coach: "Hem and hemat mean blood, even when the spelling shifts."

Examples: hematology, hematoma, hematuria, hemolysis, hemorrhage.

Also: hemoglobin, hematocrit, hematopoiesis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, hemostasis, hemothorax.