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haematology

British  
/ ˌhiːməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

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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She said it was so severe she was put into haematology as doctors thought she had leukaemia.

From BBC ● May 1, 2024

I wanted to learn more so I spoke to Dr Andy Charlton, a consultant in haematology and transfusion medicine at NHS Blood and Transplant.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024

"All these diseases in haematology, they're highly complex…they require immediate management and they require ownership of the patient. And quite a lot of times they require coordination of the teams, and that certainly hasn't happened."

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2022

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

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