noun
- Medicines or substances that improve the quality of blood or treat blood disorders; blood tonics.
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American English typically uses 'hematics'; medical/pharmaceutical term; usually used in plural form
Examples
- The doctor prescribed haematics to help treat the patient's anemia.
- Iron supplements are among the most common haematics used in clinical practice.
- Traditional herbal haematics have been used for centuries to strengthen the blood.
- The pharmaceutical company developed new haematics to improve red blood cell production.