Haemopoiesis
/hiːmə(ʊ)ˈpiːsɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The production of blood cells and platelets, a process which in adults takes place within the bone marrow. uncountable
- 2 the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) wordnet
Etymology
From haemo- + -poiesis.