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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs. uncountable

   "‘Mr Carter, will you remind me again how long you’ve specialised in haematology?’"

2. 2
   the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hematologyhematology

Example

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"‘Mr Carter, will you remind me again how long you’ve specialised in haematology?’"

Etymology

From haemat- + -ology or hæmat- + -ology or haemato- + -logy.

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