Relating to or affecting the blood or blood vessels.
From Greek haema (blood) + -al suffix (relating to). This anatomical term has been used since the 18th century to describe structures and processes involving blood.
The 'haemal arch' is a bony structure below the vertebrae in fish and some other animals that protects blood vessels—nature's way of bodyguarding the circulatory system!
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