EPO

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A form of erythropoietin — A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.

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Meanings

EPO1

nounEPO (countable and uncountable, plural EPOs)

plural EPOs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of exclusive provider organization.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of erythropoietin.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablelawInitialism of emergency protective order.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of European Patent Office.

Epo2

nounEpo (plural Epos)

plural Epos

  1. abbreviationinitialismbiochemistryInitialism of erythropoietin.

    If you live or train for sports at high altitude where oxygen levels are lower, the production of Epo is stimulated and your blood contains more red cells.

    2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 86

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
erythropoietin

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

poeopeEoP
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APA

EPO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EPO

MLA

“EPO.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EPO. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “EPO,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EPO.

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