Hemology

/hɪˈmɑːlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The scientific study of blood, its composition, diseases, and functions; the same as hematology.

Etymology

From hemo- (blood) + -logy (Greek -logos, study or science). This is an older or variant term for hematology, using the Greek hemo- root instead of the Latin-influenced haemato-, common in late 19th and early 20th-century medical literature.

Kelly Says

Hemology is one of those scientific terms that lost the popularity contest—hematology sounds fancier and is now standard, but hemology is the original stripped-down version that proves you can study blood without extra Greek syllables.

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