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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the blood and bone marrow.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The branch of biology which relates to the blood. Also hematologia, hæmatologia.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The science which treats of the blood.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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Examples

  • The first year consists of clinical rotations in hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation, neuro-oncology and clinical laboratories.

    Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program 2010

  • The first year consists of clinical rotations in hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplantation, neuro-oncology and clinical laboratories.

    Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship 2010

  • I accepted a clinical fellowship in hematology and oncology at the nearby University of North Carolina (UNC), and Mary and

    Peter Agre - Autobiography 2004

  • Rather than have workers perform only one type of test, for instance, some labs are training technicians in different areas such as hematology and chemistry.

    Staff Shortages in Labs May Put Patients at Risk 2009

  • The expert noted that recently there have been brain - drain in areas such as hematology, anatomy, ophthalmology, Psychiatry medicine and radiology.

    Thisday Online 2010

  • The student group tours touch on all aspects of the medical laboratory such as hematology, microbiology, virology and cytopathology.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • The student group tours touch on all aspects of the medical laboratory such as hematology, microbiology, virology and cytopathology.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • The student group tours touch on all aspects of the medical laboratory such as hematology, microbiology, virology and cytopathology.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • He adds that medical specialties such as hematology, neurology, endocrinology, in the treatment of diabetes, have led the way in developing such management strategies.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2008

  • The old virus gene in turn activated a gene that stimulates cancer growth and is critical to cancer cells' survival, says Dr. Bonifer, professor of experimental hematology at the University of Leeds in the U.K. and co-author of a study last year.

    How Old Viruses May Haunt Us Amy Dockser Marcus 2011

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