haemal


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
haemal /ˈhiːm(ə)l/ (US hemal)
adjective
  • 1 Physiology of or concerning the blood.
  • 2 Zoology situated on the same side of the body as the heart and major blood vessels (i.e. in chordates, ventral).
– origin C19: from Gk haima ‘blood’ + -al.
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