HEMATOLOGIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hematologic mean? 

• HEMATOLOGIC (adjective)
  The adjective HEMATOLOGIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or involved in hematology

  Familiarity information: HEMATOLOGIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMATOLOGIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or involved in hematology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

haematological; hematologic; hematological

Pertainym:

hematology (the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs)

Derivation:

hematology (the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs)

 Context examples 

Transiently activated during lymphocyte activation, CD30 (tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 8;TNFRSF8) may be constitutively expressed in hematologic malignancies including Hodgkin lymphoma and some T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

(Brentuximab vedotin, NCI Thesaurus)

An uncommon hematologic malignancy occurring during childhood.

(Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The result of a chemical, immunologic, or hematologic test performed on a peripheral blood sample.

(Blood Test Result, NCI Thesaurus)

A hematologic procedure to determine the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, including the white cell differential count and red cell morphology, in a blood sample.

(Blood cell count with differential, NCI Thesaurus)

Some nonmalignant hematologic disorders may lead to leukemia.

(Non-Neoplastic Hematologic and Lymphocytic Disorder, NCI Dictionary)

Hematologic neoplasms characterized by the rearrangement of the PDGFRA gene, most often resulting in the formation of FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion transcripts.

(Myeloid and Lymphoid Neoplasms with PDGFRA Rearrangement, NCI Thesaurus)

Hematologic neoplasms characterized by the rearrangement of the FGFR1 gene, resulting in translocations with an 8p11 breakpoint.

(Myeloid and Lymphoid Neoplasms with FGFR1 Rearrangement, NCI Thesaurus)

A classification of rare, non-neoplastic, proliferative disorders of the hematologic system.

(Hemophagocytic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A laboratory test to measure hematopoietic components and investigate hematologic disorders in a blood sample.

(Hematology Test, NCI Thesaurus)

It may manifest as a primary disorder caused by mutations of the SCN9A gene or as a secondary disorder due to hematologic disorders or medication side effects.

(Erythromelalgia, NCI Thesaurus)