haematology

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UK/ˌhiːməˈtɒlədʒi/US/ˌhiməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

noun

The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.

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hematology
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Meanings

nounhaematology (uncountable)

alternative dated hæmatology · alternative US hematology

  1. uncountablemedicineThe scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.

    ‘Mr Carter, will you remind me again how long you’ve specialised in haematology?’

    2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 72

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
hematology
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
Also see
hematology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From haemat- + -ology or hæmat- + -ology or haemato- + -logy.

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Translations

Afrikaans hematologie
  • hematologiescientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Arabic عِلْم الدَّمْ
  • عِلْم الدَّمْ (ʕilm ad-dam)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Basque hematologia
  • hematologiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Bulgarian хематология
  • хематология (hematologija)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Catalan hematologia
  • hematologiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Chinese Cantonese 血液學 /血液学
  • 血液學 /血液学 (hyut³ jik⁶ hok⁶)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Chinese Mandarin 血液學 /血液学
  • 血液學 /血液学 (xuèyèxué)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Czech hematologie
  • hematologiescientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Danish hæmatologi
  • hæmatologiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Dutch hematologie
  • hematologiescientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Esperanto hematologio
  • hematologioscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Finnish hematologia, veritautioppi
  • hematologiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
  • veritautioppiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
French hématologie
  • hématologiescientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
German Hämatologie
  • Hämatologiescientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Greek αιματολογία
  • αιματολογία (aimatología)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Hindi रक्तशास्त्र
  • रक्तशास्त्र (raktaśāstra)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Hungarian hematológia
  • hematológiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Icelandic blóðfræði
  • blóðfræðiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Indonesian hematologi
  • hematologiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Irish haemaiteolaíocht
  • haemaiteolaíochtscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Italian ematologia
  • ematologiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Japanese 血液学
  • 血液学 (ketsuekigaku)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Korean 혈액학
  • 혈액학 (hyeoraekhak)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Latin haematologia
  • haematologiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Latvian hematoloģija
  • hematoloģijascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Lithuanian hematologija
  • hematologijascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Malay hematologi, kaji darah
  • hematologiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
  • kaji darahscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Māori mātai toto
  • mātai totoscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Norwegian Bokmål hematologi
  • hematologiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Persian خونشناسی, هماتولوژی
  • خونشناسی (xun-šenâsi)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
  • هماتولوژی (hemâtoloži)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Polish hematologia
  • hematologiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Portuguese hematologia
  • hematologiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Romanian hematologie
  • hematologiescientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Russian гематоло́гия
  • гематоло́гия (gematológija)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Slovak hematológia
  • hematológiascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Spanish hematología
  • hematologíascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Swedish hematologi
  • hematologiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Tagalog paladuguan, hematolohiya
  • paladuguanscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
  • hematolohiyascientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Thai โลหิตวิทยา
  • โลหิตวิทยา (loh-hìt-wít-tá-yaa)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Turkish kan bilimi, hematoloji
  • kan bilimiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
  • hematolojiscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Ukrainian гематологія
  • гематологія (hematolohija)scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Vietnamese huyết học
  • huyết họcscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Welsh haematoleg
  • haematolegscientific study of blood and blood-producing organs
Cite this entry
APA

haematology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haematology

MLA

“haematology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haematology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haematology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haematology.

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