haematology

hae-ma-tol-o-gy · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The branch of medicine involving study and treatment of the blood and blood-forming organs.

  2. 2.

    The scientific study of blood, its nature, functions, and diseases.

Related words

See also: blood, hematology, oncology
Synonyms: blood science, hematology

Etymology

From Greek haima "blood" + -logia "study of," formed in the 19th century. British spelling with ae; American English uses hematology.