hematophyte

[ hee-muh-tuh-fahyt, hem-uh-, hi-mat-uh- ]
/ ˈhi mə təˌfaɪt, ˈhɛm ə-, hɪˈmæt ə- /

noun

a microorganism, as a bacterium, that lives in the blood.

Origin of hematophyte

hemato- + -phyte

Words nearby hematophyte

hematomphalocele, hematomyelia, hematomyelopore, hematopathology, hematophagous, hematophyte, hematoplastic, hematopoiesis, hematopoietic gland, hematopoietic system, hematoporphyria