hematogenous

adjective he·ma·tog·e·nous \ˌhē-mə-ˈtä-jə-nəs\

Definition of HEMATOGENOUS

: producing blood

: involving, spread by, or arising in the blood <hematogenous spread of infection>

1886

Medical Dictionary

adjective he·ma·tog·e·nous

: concerned with the production of blood or of one or more of its constituents <hematogenous functions of the liver>

: taking place or spread by way of the blood <a hematogenous route of infection> <hematogenous tuberculosis>

—he·ma·tog·e·nous·ly or chiefly British hae·ma·tog·e·nous·ly adverb

he·ma·tog·e·nous or chiefly British hae·ma·tog·e·nous \ˌhē-mə-ˈtäj-ə-nəs\

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