HEMOPOIESIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)

Synonyms:

haematogenesis; haematopoiesis; haemogenesis; haemopoiesis; hematogenesis; hematopoiesis; hemogenesis; hemopoiesis; sanguification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("hemopoiesis" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

hemopoietic (pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells)

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