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hematopoiesis
(redirected from Extramedullary hematopoiesis)

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he·ma·to·poi·e·sis  (hm-t-poi-ss, h-mt-) also he·mo·poi·e·sis (hm-poi-ss)
n.
The formation of blood or blood cells in the body.
hema·to·poi·etic (-tk) adj.
hematopoiesis, haematopoiesis
the formation of blood. — hematopoietic, haematopoietic, adj.
See also: Blood and Blood Vessels
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Noun1.hematopoiesis - the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
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The patient subsequently developed extramedullary hematopoiesis of the skin and the stomach wall.
Extramedullary hematopoiesis occurring as a nasal polyp in a man with ... by Devitt, James / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
  a syndrome characterized by myeloid tissue in extramedullary sites with nucleated erythrocytes and immature granulocytes in the circulating blood and extramedullary hematopoiesis in the liver and spleen, as well as anemia and splenomegaly.
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  a syndrome characterized by myeloid tissue in extramedullary sites with nucleated erythrocytes and immature granulocytes in the circulating blood and extramedullary hematopoiesis in the liver and spleen, as well as anemia and splenomegaly.
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