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Noun: hematopoiesis  ,hee-mu-tow-poy'ee-sis
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haematopoiesis)
  1. The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
    "Hematopoiesis is a continuous process throughout a person's lifetime";
    - haematopoiesis [Brit, Cdn], hemopoiesis [N. Amer], haemopoiesis [Brit, Cdn], hemogenesis [N. Amer], haemogenesis [Brit, Cdn], hematogenesis [N. Amer], haematogenesis [Brit, Cdn], sanguification

Derived forms: hematopoiesises

Type of: biological process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Hematopoiesis