hématie

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ma.ti/

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• Homophones: émacie, émacies, émacient

Noun

hématie f (plural hématies)

1. (cytology, hematology) red blood cell

   Synonyms: érythrocyte, globule rouge

Descendants

• → Spanish: hematíe
• → Italian: emazia
• → Portuguese: hemácia
• → Romanian: hematie

Further reading

• “hématie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.