Hematology

//ˌhiməˈtɒləd͡ʒi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs wordnet
  3. 3
    The medical specialty dealing with the health and diseases of blood and blood-producing organs. countable, uncountable

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antibodyantigenbloodblood bankbloodmobilebloodstream

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""All living cells undergo cell division and palbociclib's unique capacity to halt the cell division process (also known as the 'cell cycle') therefore has potentially broad applicability," said lead author Amy S. Clark, MD, MSCE, an assistant professor of Hematology/Oncology at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine and ACC."

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: hemato- + -logy = hemat- + -ology; morphologically parallel with haematology.

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