Hematheca
/ˌhiː.məˈθiː.kə/noun
A blood-containing receptacle or sac in certain invertebrate animals.
Did you know?Its second element, Greek thēkē (“case” or “container”), also appears in the scientific word spermatheca, the organ that stores sperm in many invertebrates.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*saiH-
“To bind, press, or thicken; a proposed ancestral source associated with blood-related Greek vocabulary.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
haîma
“Blood.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
thḗkē
“A case, chest, receptacle, or container.”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
haematheca
“A zoological term formed from Greek-derived haemat- (“blood”) and -theca (“container”).”
Modern English
English
hematheca
“A blood-containing receptacle or sac in certain invertebrates.”
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