Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
αἷμα
blood
Transliteration: haima
Dictionary forms: αἷμᾰ, αἵμᾰτος
Inflection: third declension
Meaning and definitions
- blood
- streams of blood
- bloodshed; murder
- race; stock; kin, relationship by blood
Connected roots
- hem-
blood
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- leukemia
Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.
- anemia
A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
- hemorrhage
an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
- hemodialysis
Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
- hemophilia
US standard spelling of haemophilia.
- hemolysis
The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.
- hemostasis
The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| αἷμᾰ | nom. sg. |
| αἵμᾰτᾰ | nom. pl. |
| αἵμᾰτος | gen. sg. |
| αἱμᾰ́των | gen. pl. |
| αἵμᾰτῐ | dat. sg. |
| αἵμᾰσῐ | dat. pl. |
| αἵμᾰσῐν | dat. pl. |
| αἷμᾰ | acc. sg. |
| αἵμᾰτᾰ | acc. pl. |
| αἷμᾰ | voc. sg. |
| αἵμᾰτᾰ | voc. pl. |
| αἱμᾰ́τεσῐ | dat. pl. |
| αἱμᾰ́τεσῐν | dat. pl. |
| αἱμᾰ́τεσσῐ | dat. pl. |
| αἱμᾰ́τεσσῐν | dat. pl. |
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