Haematoid

/ˈhiːmətɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling blood or blood-like in color, appearance, or composition.

Etymology

From Greek haema (blood) + -oid (resembling). General descriptive term used across medicine and mineralogy.

Kelly Says

Haematoid describes anything that looks like blood—haematoid quartz is a reddish mineral that literally looks blood-stained, and doctors use the term to describe anything in the body that's suspiciously blood-colored.

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