haemal

US hemal

/ (ˈhiːməl) /

Save This Word!

adjective

of or relating to the blood or the blood vessels

denoting or relating to the region of the body containing the heart

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby haemal

haemachrome, haemacytometer, haemagglutinate, haemagglutinin, haemagogue, haemal, haemangioma, haemat-, haematein, haematemesis, haematic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use haemal in a sentence

Counts of 10 and 16 haemal arches were obtained in two of the specimens.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
All are of the coelacanth type, having Y-shaped neural and haemal arches, without centra.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
A similar pair of processes arising from the ventral surface of the centrum form the ventral or haemal arch.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The neural and haemal arches and spines are stout and intercalary cartilages (interdorsalia) are present.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

The notochord is unconstricted, but the neural and haemal arches are well-developed, and the neural spines are long and slender.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds