hemopoiesis

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A form of hematopoiesis — The process by which blood cells are produced; it involves the formation of new cellular components of the blood in myeloid or lymphatic tissues.

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Meanings

nounhemopoiesis (usually uncountable, plural hemopoieses)

plural hemopoieses

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallybiologyAlternative form of hematopoiesis.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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hematopoiesishaematopoiesishaemopoiesishemogenesishaemogenesishematogenesishaematogenesissanguification
Broader
organic processbiological process
Also see
haematogenesishaemogenesishaemopoiesishematogenesishematopoiesissanguification

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hemo- + -poiesis.

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APA

hemopoiesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemopoiesis

MLA

“hemopoiesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemopoiesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemopoiesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemopoiesis.

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