Definition of haematogenous in English:
haematogenous
(US hematogenous)
adjectiveˌhiːməˈtɒdʒɪnəsˌhēməˈtäjənəs
Medicine Originating in or carried by the blood.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tuberculosis bacteria reach the gastrointestinal tract via haematogenous spread, ingestion of infected sputum, or direct spread from infected contiguous lymph nodes and fallopian tubes.
- Although the extension of infection appeared to be primarily direct, lesions suggesting hematogenous dissemination were occasionally noted in bone marrow and skin.
- It is also appropriate to investigate for metastatic infection or distant sources of hematogenous dissemination of infection such as infected aneurysm, skin lesions, septic phlebitis, and osteomyelitis.
- Dissemination occurs in immunosuppressed individuals via hematogenous or direct neuronal extension.
- Uncommon lesions suggesting hematogenous dissemination of virus were noted in both inoculation groups.