erythropoiesis

noun eryth·ro·poi·e·sis \i-ˌrith-rō-pȯi-ˈē-səs\

Definition of ERYTHROPOIESIS

: the production of red blood cells (as from the bone marrow)

— eryth·ro·poi·et·ic \-ˈe-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: 1918

Medical Dictionary

noun eryth·ro·poi·e·sis \i-ˌrith-rō-pȯi-ˈē-səs\

plural eryth·ro·poi·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

: the production of red blood cells (as from the bone marrow)—called also erythrocytopoiesis, erythrogenesis

—eryth·ro·poi·et·ic \-ˈet-ik\ adjective

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