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hematology

hematology

4 5.6
The medical study and treatment of blood and the parts of the body that make it
  • noun
  • /ˌhɛm.əˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hematología
  • Greg Oldhams is the foremost researcher in hematology, the study of blood.
  • hematology ward
  • hematology unit
  • hematology-oncology

Examples

  • I've just come from the hematology lab.

  • I went to numerous doctors, including hematology experts, to try to figure out why I was so anemic.

    Blog text (10)
  • All case patients were housed in four rooms of the hematology unit.

    Academic text (2013)
  • For example, they are said to be ahead in the race for artificial blood through hematology.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Olivia walked off toward the hematology section of the lab, then turned back.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • What was the reading on the hematology printout?

  • After the first postoperative month, the patient was followed and treated at Hematology and Radiation Oncology outpatient clinics.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The patient was referred to the hematology-oncology department for evaluation of this underlying immunologic abnormality.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In conclusion, we observed an increase in the incidence of IF in our hematology ward, with a cutaneous portal of entry, and of superficial fusariosis in immunocompetent outpatients.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The doctor recommended that I see a specialist in hematology to evaluate my blood disorder.

Surface Forms

hematology singular
hematologies plural

Morphology

hematology = hemat + logy

This is a classical learned term built from the bound form 'hemat-' and the suffix '-logy', but the parts are not transparent to an average learner.

Etymology

The word hematology comes from the Greek parts haima 'blood' and -logy 'study', just like biology is the study of life. So hematology is the medical study of blood and blood disorders.