Hematopoiesis
/ˌhiː.mə.toʊ.pɔɪˈiː.sɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process by which blood cells are produced. uncountable, usually
- 2 the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) wordnet
Example
More examples"Blood cells are formed by a procedure called hematopoiesis."
Etymology
From hemato- + -poiesis.