granulocytopoiesis

noun gran·u·lo·cy·to·poi·e·sis \ˈgran-yə-lō-ˌsī-tə-pȯi-ˈē-səs\

Definition of GRANULOCYTOPOIESIS

: the formation of blood granulocytes typically in the bone marrow

New Latin

First Known Use: 1944

Medical Dictionary

noun gran·u·lo·cy·to·poi·e·sis \-ˌsīt-ə-pȯi-ˈē-səs\

plural gran·u·lo·cy·to·poi·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

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