hemal

hemal
1. Relating to the blood or blood vessel s. 2. Referring to the ventral side of the vertebral bodies or their precursors, where the heart and great vessels are located, as opposed to neural (2). [G. haima, blood]

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he·mal or chiefly Brit hae·mal 'hē-məl adj
1) of or relating to the blood or blood vessels
2) relating to or situated on the side of the spinal cord where the heart and chief blood vessels are placed compare NEURAL (2)

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he·mal (heґməl) 1. ventral to the spinal axis, where the heart and great vessels are located, as, e.g., the 2. hemal arches. Cf. neural. hemic. 3. pertaining to the blood vessels; see vascular.

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