Ritzer and Goodman identify eight positive contributions that Comte made to sociology: 1  Comte coined the term sociology and may be viewed as its founder. 2  Comte thought of sociology as a positivistic science. 3  He elaborated four methods of sociology. 4  He distinguished social statics from social dynamics.
Definition of hematology. : a medical science that deals with the blood and blood-forming organs.
(hÄ'mÄ-tol'Å-jÄ, hem-Ä-), 1  The medical specialty that pertains to the anatomy, physiology, pathology, symptomatology, and therapeutics related to the blood and blood-forming tissues. 2  Synonym(s): hemology. [ 3 hemato- + G. logos, study] 4  The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the blood and bone marrow. heâ²maÂ·toÂ·logâ²ic (-tÉ-lÅjâ²Ä­k), heâ²maÂ·toÂ·logâ²iÂ·cal adj. heâ²maÂ·toÂ·logâ²iÂ·calÂ·ly adv. heâ²maÂ·tolâ²oÂ·gist n.