It carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues. These conditions include anemias, bleeding disorders, as well as cancers of the blood.
Hematology is the scientific study of blood and blood-forming tissues.
A hematologist is a physician who specializes in the functions and disorders of the blood. Copyright 2000 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. All rights reserved.