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haematologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hematologist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English haematology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English haematologist From haematology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hematòleg — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Czech: hematolog — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Dutch: hematoloog — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Esperanto: hematologo — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Finnish: hematologi — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • French: hématologue — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Galician: hematólogo — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Greek: αιματολόγος (aimatológos) — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Hungarian: hematológus — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Ido: hematologo — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Indonesian: hematolog — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Portuguese: hematologista — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Portuguese: hematólogo — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Romanian: hematolog — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Romanian: hematologă — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Russian: гемато́лог (gematólog) — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Spanish: hematólogo — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Tagalog: paladugo — scientist who specializes in haematology
  • Turkish: hematolog — scientist who specializes in haematology