Haematocryal

/ˌhiːmətəʊˈkraɪəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characterized by haematocrya; involving abnormal blood temperature sensitivity.

Etymology

From haematocrya + -al (adjective suffix). Another extremely rare historical medical term.

Kelly Says

Like haematocrya, this adjective represents the messy history of medicine when doctors named every possible variation of symptoms they observed, even if the condition later turned out to be something else entirely.

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