hematology

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The medical specialty dealing with the health and diseases of blood and blood-producing organs.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌhiməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: hemato- + -logy = hemat- + -ology; morphologically parallel with haematology.

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