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haematology

British  
/ ˌhiːməˈtɒlədʒɪ, ˌhiːmətəˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

  1. the branch of medical science concerned with diseases of the blood and blood-forming tissues

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, parents of patients treated in the haematology and oncology wards in years past told BBC News NI they saw nurses regularly under pressure due to staffing problems.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Caroline and Martin Smyth, whose son Theo was treated at the cancer unit in 2020, told BBC News NI they also witnessed first-hand how staff shortages affected the haematology and oncology wards.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Children are less prone to clots forming in blood vessels, and this could offer some protection, says Vera Ignjatovic, a biochemist who studies paediatric haematology at the MCRI.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021

Think coronary heart disease or breast cancer, haematology or gastroenterology.

From Nature • Mar. 23, 2020

Meeting that patient inspired Porteus to go into haematology, and to work on sickle-cell disease.

From Nature • Sep. 26, 2017

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