hematogenous

hematogenous
he·ma·tog·e·nous or chiefly Brit hae·ma·tog·e·nous .hē-mə-'täj-ə-nəs adj
1) concerned with the production of blood or of one or more of its constituents <\hematogenous functions of the liver>
2) taking place or spread by way of the blood <a \hematogenous route of infection> <\hematogenous tuberculosis>
he·ma·tog·e·nous·ly or chiefly Brit hae·ma·tog·e·nous·ly adv

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he·ma·tog·e·nous (he″mə-tojґə-nəs) 1. produced by or derived from the blood. 2. disseminated by the circulation or through the bloodstream.

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