Hematopoiesis

/ˌhiː.mə.toʊ.pɔɪˈiː.sɪs/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process by which blood cells are produced. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) wordnet

Example

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

Etymology

From hemato- + -poiesis.

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