What does hemat mean in medical terms?

hemat

Meaning: blood

Type: Word root · Body system: Blood & Immune System

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what hemat means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using hemat

hematology
hemat (blood) + -logy (study of) = study of blood
hematoma
hemat (blood) + -oma (mass) = a mass of blood

More Blood & Immune System roots

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.