| Hematology is American word for Haematology.
The entry for this is reproduced below using American English spellings:
Hematology is the
medical specialty concerned with the study of blood, the tissues that
produce
blood, and
abnormalities, diseases, and disorders associated with the blood.
This medical discipline is relatively modern because the cellular composition
of blood could not be effectively studied until the invention of the
microscope.
The microscopic study of blood was first attempted and documented in modern
detail by Leeuwenhoak (1632-1723) who identified erythrocytes.
Leucocytes and thrombocytes were
discovered later, after improvements in the quality of lenses.
Associated Terms:
* _ A medical specialist
in the field of hematology is called a hematologist.
* _ The adjective used
to refer to hematology is "hematological".
Links to other relevant areas on this website include:
* _ The
Blood Clotting Mechanism.
* _ Blood
Pressure.
* _ Glossary Section
for Blood
Vessels.
* _ Glossary Section
for Components
of Blood (Types of Blood Cells).
* _ Glossary Section
for General
Medical Terms.
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