hemachrome

[HEMACHROME.] hěm-a-drăm -ě-těr, s. [Pref., hem a-; Gr. dromos = a running, and metron =a measure.] Surg.: An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood in the arteries. hěm-a-drăm -ě-trỹ, s. [HEMADROMETER.] Med.: The art of measuring the rate at which the blood runs in the arteries. hěm-a-dyn-a-mom-ě-tër, s. [HEMADYNAMOM ETER.] hẻ mạl, hẽm-al, a. [HEMAL.] hê măn-thus, s. [HE MAN THUS.] hěm-a-stăt-ic, he-ma-static-al, adj. & 8. [Pref. hem a-, and Eng. static (q. v.).] A. As adjective: I. Ord. Lang.: Relating to the weight of the blood. II. Med.: Po e ing the quality of arresting hemorrhage; styptic. B. As substantive: 1. Sing .: A remedy for arresting hemorrhage. 2. Pl .: The doctrine of the motion of the blood in living bodies.