hematology
English
Alternative forms
- haematology (British)
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: hemato- + -logy = hemat- + -ology; morphologically parallel with haematology.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˌhiməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
Noun
hematology (countable and uncountable, plural hematologies)
- (life sciences as basic research) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
- (medicine) The medical specialty dealing with the health and diseases of blood and blood-producing organs.
Hypernyms
- study
- specialty
Derived terms
- hematologic
- hematological
- hematologically
- hematologist
Related terms
- hemopathology
Translations
study of blood and related organs — see haematology
See also
hematology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia