Introduction to hematology and blood
INTRODUCTION TO HEMATOLOGY Actually, the word Hematology comes from Greek. it means the study of blood. Defined as Hematology is the Branch of science that deals with the study of blood and its components. So, what is blood? Blood is the connective tissue which is liquid in nature. Pinkish red in artery, dark red in vein but by skin covering it looks bluish. THE BLOOD The blood has two major compartments. The fluid compartment is plasma and the cellular compartment consists of erythrocytes (red blood cells), leucocytes (white blood cells), and thrombocytes (platelets). Blood is the most important diagnostic mark...