Erythropoietin

//ɪˌɹɪθɹəˈpɔɪ.ɪtɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.

    "Exogenous administration of erythropoietin can, theoretically, improve endurance exercise performance in the same way as conventional blood doping procedures."

  2. 2
    a glycoprotein secreted by the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells wordnet

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epohematopoietin

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"Exogenous administration of erythropoietin can, theoretically, improve endurance exercise performance in the same way as conventional blood doping procedures."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) and ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker”) and -in.

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