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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

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Other Word Forms

  • haematologic adjective
  • haematologist noun

Example Sentences

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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

The deaths of 20 patients in the haematology department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which is run by the trust, led to a review in 2017 by consultant Emmanouil Nikolousis.

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

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

From Nature • Sep. 26, 2017