noun
- a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Usage: professional medical term; also spelled haematologist in British English
Examples
- The hematologist ordered blood tests to check for anemia.
- She decided to become a hematologist after studying blood disorders in medical school.
- My hematologist diagnosed me with leukemia and started treatment immediately.
- The hospital hired a new hematologist to expand its oncology department.
- A hematologist specializes in conditions like sickle cell disease and hemophilia.
- The patient was referred to a hematologist for evaluation of abnormal white blood cell counts.