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Last Updated on January 7, 2021
10 of the Most Complicated, Confusing Medical Terms Explained
#2 – “Haima” is the Greek Word for “Blood”
© sgihealth.com“Haima” doesn’t always come this way, it can be “hemo-,” “hema-,” “hem-,” “haem-,” “haemato-,” and also “hemat-,” which all mean or refer to blood. So whenever you hear one of these words, you immediately know that something’s up with your blood.
One disorder that should never be neglected is hematemesis, which is when an amount of blood is found in vomit or vomiting blood. This is an alarming sign of some extremely dangerous conditions that require advanced care, such as severe radiation exposure, hemorrhagic fever, tumors in the esophagus or stomach, and bleeding ulcers. Generally, blood-related issues are almost always very critical.
