1. (Med.)
Defn: Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.
2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.
HEMOSTATIC
Hem`o*stat"ic, n.
Defn: A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
HEMOTHORAX
Hem"o*tho"rax, n. Etym: [NL. See Hemo-, and Thorax.] (Med.)
Defn: An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.
HEMP Hemp, n. Etym: [OE. hemp, AS. henep, hænep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. conoplia, Skr. a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.