leukopoiesis

noun leu·ko·poi·e·sis \-pȯi-ˈē-səs\

Definition of LEUKOPOIESIS

: the formation of white blood cells

— leu·ko·poi·et·ic \-ˈe-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1913

Medical Dictionary

noun leu·ko·poi·e·sis

plural leu·ko·poi·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

: the formation of white blood cells—called also leukocytogenesis

—leu·ko·poi·et·ic or chiefly British leu·co·poi·et·ic \-ˈet-ik\ adjective

leu·ko·poi·e·sis or chiefly British leu·co·poi·e·sis \-pȯi-ˈē-səs\

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