he·ma·to·poi·e·sis (h  m -t -poi- s s, h-m t-) also he·mo·poi·e·sis (hm-poi-ss)n. The formation of blood or blood cells in the body. he ma·to·poi·etic (- tk) adj. |
hematopoiesis, haematopoiesis
the formation of blood. — hematopoietic, haematopoietic, adj.
See also: Blood and Blood Vessels
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| Noun | 1. | 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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