CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

HAEMATOLOGY

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Define haematology
A
Study of disease based on laboratory analysis of body fluid
B
Study of diseases of blood and bone marrow
C
Study of disease
D
Study of disease based on tissue sample
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is hematology? Hematology is the study of blood and blood disorders. Hematologists and hematopathologists are highly trained healthcare providers who specialize in diseases of the blood and blood components. These include blood and bone marrow cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hematology is a branch of medicine concerning the study of blood, blood-forming organs such as bone marrow, and blood-related disorders and diseases. The word “heme” comes from the Greek word for blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Hematology? Hematology is the study of blood in health and disease. It includes problems with the red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, blood vessels, bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and the proteins involved in bleeding and clotting (hemostasis and thrombosis).

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three main cancerous haematological disorders – Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma – which are all cancers arising from abnormal blood or bone marrow cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -Four major areas of study within hematology include hemoglobinopathy, hematologic malignancies, anemia and coagulopathy.

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