HEMATOLOGY - Definition

Pronunciation:		`hemu'tâlujee
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

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	Synonyms:	haematology

	See Also:	medical specialty, medicine

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Hem`atol"ogy\, n. [Hemato- + -logy.] The science which treats of the blood.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The study of the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of diseases of the blood, blood-forming tissues and organs. A branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the blood or blood-forming tissues; the diagnosis and treatment of cancers arising from these tissues.