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When a term contains "hemat-", what is it related to?

liver
half
blood
sugar, glucose

The correct answer is: liver

The term "hemat-" is derived from the Greek word "haima," which means "blood." Therefore, when you encounter "hemat-" in medical terminology, it typically pertains to blood or conditions related to blood. Examples include terms such as "hematology" (the study of blood) and "hematoma" (a localized collection of blood outside of blood vessels). The option related to liver, while it may seem plausible in some contexts of medical terms, does not apply to the prefix "hemat-." The prefix that typically relates to the liver is "hepat-." Similarly, "half" does not have any correlation with the term "hemat-," nor does "sugar" or "glucose," which is related to the prefix "glyc-." Thus, "blood" is unequivocally the correct association for the term containing "hemat-."