HAEMOPOIESIS


Meaning of HAEMOPOIESIS in English

[ ˌhi:mə(ʊ)pɔɪ'i:sɪs ]

( US hemopoiesis )

■ noun the production of blood cells and platelets in the bone marrow.

Derivatives

haemopoietic adjective

Origin

early 20th cent.: from haemo- + Gk poiēsis 'making'.

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