hematology
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Definition of hematology
: a medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs
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Other Words from hematology
hematologist
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Examples of hematology in a Sentence
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Kamath, was chief fellow in the department of hematology and oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine when the study was conducted. — Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com, "Some of the deadliest cancers receive the least funding, Northwestern study says," 19 July 2019 By that yardstick, the top nine practice groups are all specialists, led by neurology, psychiatry, gastroenterology, and hematology/oncology. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, "Trouble Seeing a Specialist? Here’s What’s Driving the ‘Doctor Draught’," 15 July 2019 Added will be rooms for private consultation and large examination rooms for cancer and hematology patients. — Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune, "Cancer suvivors celebrate with testimonials, activities," 7 June 2019 The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has paid for doctors from the Caribbean to come to Canada for fellowships in pediatric hematology-oncology. — Lucette Lagnado, WSJ, "Young Cancer Patients in Poor Countries Get a Boost," 26 Sep. 2018 Her family would like to express their sincere gratitude for her devoted medical team: the hematology department at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale, Dr. Alfred Lee, Dr. Edward Clerkin, and Ola's caregivers Elizabeth and Theresa. — courant.com, "Ola K. Ferla," 11 July 2018 Although Dria’s immunology and hematology team at Seattle Children’s have started to search for a bone marrow donor, Kayla said Dria’s skin condition needs to get under control before the procedure can be performed. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Family stays by side of 4-year-old awaiting transplants," 12 June 2018 Another difficulty stemmed from Holmes’s insistence that the miniLab be capable of performing the four major classes of blood tests: immunoassays, general chemistry assays, hematology assays, and assays that relied on the amplification of DNA. — John Carreyrou, WIRED, "A New Look Inside Theranos’ Dysfunctional Corporate Culture," 21 May 2018 He will be accompanied on piano by Dr. Michael Auerbach, a hematology-oncologist who practices in Baltimore County. — Karen Toussaint, baltimoresun.com, "Chamber music concert on April 29 to benefit Kaufman Cancer Center," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hematology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hematology
hematology
noun
he·ma·tol·o·gy
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or chiefly British haematology \ ˌhē-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē
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plural hematologies
Medical Definition of hematology
: a medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs
Other Words from hematology
hematologist
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