noun

hematology

hematology

She is studying haematology at university.

She is studying hematology at university.

((hematology)) the study of blood She is a specialist in hematology.

Synonyms: blood science; Related fields: biology, cardiology, oncology

From Greek 'haima' (blood) + '-logy' (study of). Note the American English spelling 'hematology'.

Think 'hema-' like hemoglobin (in blood) and '-logy' like biology (the study of). It's the study of blood.

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