What does "hematopoiesis" mean?

The process by which blood cells are produced.

How do you pronounce "hematopoiesis"?

Pronounced //ˌhiː.mə.toʊ.pɔɪˈiː.sɪs//.

Common synonyms include: hematogenesis, haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis.

//ˌhiː.mə.toʊ.pɔɪˈiː.sɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

"Blood cells are formed by a procedure called hematopoiesis."

From hemato- + -poiesis.

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