Relating to hematology, the medical science that studies blood diseases and blood cell disorders.
From 'hematologic' + '-al' (suffix adding an additional layer of adjectival meaning). Both forms are used interchangeably in medical English, with 'hematological' being slightly more common in British usage.
The term 'hematological' is used so often in hospitals that doctors sometimes just say 'heme' for short, and hematological societies exist in almost every country because blood diseases affect everyone.
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