hematogenous
adjective
he·ma·tog·e·nous
ˌhē-mə-ˈtä-jə-nəs 
1
: producing blood
2
: involving, spread by, or arising in the blood
hematogenous spread of infection
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hematogenous
adjective
he·ma·tog·e·nous
variants
or chiefly British haematogenous
1
: concerned with the production of blood or of one or more of its constituents
hematogenous functions of the liver
2
: taking place or spread by way of the blood
a hematogenous route of infection
hematogenous tuberculosis
hematogenously
adverb
or chiefly British haematogenously
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