Hemopathy
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Hemopathy is an obsolete term used in the 1930s to designate blood disorders hypothesized to stem from primary changes in the blood itself rather than the hematopoietic organs. The article outlines historical views on conditions like pernicious anemia and toxic poisonings in relation to this concept.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
HEMOPATHY (from Greek haima, blood, and pathos, suffering), a rarely used term to denote hematological
diseases
based on the assumption of primary changes in the blood itself, that is, independent of the state of the hematopoietic organs, as is accepted, for example, by some authors in relation to pernicious anemia and certain poisonings (nitrobenzene, hydroxylamine, and others). It is more commonly thought that changes in the hematopoietic organs, or myelopathy, exist in parallel with or prior to hemopathy.
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“Hemopathy.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/hemopathy/