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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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Sources have told BBC News NI that issues around staffing levels across the health trust have been raised, and specifically about the number of specialist nurses in the paediatric haematology and oncology departments.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

“This is a particular challenge in Wales where by 2032, 74% of permanent haematology consultants will reach the age of 60 with a shortfall in trainees to replace them,” she added.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

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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