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HEMATOLOGY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

Synonyms:

haematology; hematology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hematology" is a kind of...):

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Derivation:

hematologic; hematological (of or relating to or involved in hematology)

hematologist (a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs)

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