hematopoiesis

noun he·ma·to·poi·e·sis \hi-ˌma-tə-pȯi-ˈē-səs, ˌhē-mə-tō-\

Definition of HEMATOPOIESIS

: the formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body

— he·ma·to·poi·et·ic \-ˈe-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1854

Medical Dictionary

noun he·ma·to·poi·e·sis

plural he·ma·to·poi·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

: the formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body—called also hemopoiesis

he·ma·to·poi·e·sis or chiefly British hae·ma·to·poi·e·sis \hi-ˌmat-ə-pȯi-ˈē-səs, ˌhē-mət-ō-\

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