hemopoiesis

noun he·mo·poi·e·sis \ˌhē-mə-pȯi-ˈē-səs\

Definition of HEMOPOIESIS

— he·mo·poi·et·ic \-ˈe-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1900

Medical Dictionary

noun he·mo·poi·e·sis

plural he·mo·poi·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

—he·mo·poi·et·ic or chiefly British hae·mo·poi·et·ic \-ˈet-ik\ adjective

he·mo·poi·e·sis or chiefly British hae·mo·poi·e·sis \ˌhē-mə-pȯi-ˈē-səs\

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