What is Hematology?
'''Hematology''', also spelled as '''haematology''', is the branch of [[medicine]] about the study of the cause, diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to [[blood]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/news/online/%7B2dd178d0-7f92-46a8-add9-2c7d634d2cea%7D/what-is-hematology|title= Hematology}}</ref> It involves treating diseases that affect the production of blood, such as [[blood cells]], [[hemoglobin]], [[blood proteins]], [[bone marrow]], [[platelet]]s, [[blood vessel]]s, [[spleen]], and the mechanism of [[coagulation]]. Such diseases might include [[hemophilia]], blood clots, other bleeding disorders and blood [[cancer]]s such as [[leukemia]], [[multiple myeloma]], and [[lymphoma]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Blood| ]] {{med-stub}}