hematology

noun/ˌhiməˈtɑlədʒi/

Frequency rank: #18,385 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of blood and blood-forming organs.

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Example sentence

She decided to specialize in hematology after becoming fascinated by blood disorders during medical school.

Synonyms & related words

  • hematopathology

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