Medical Definition of Leukopoietic
1. Pertaining to or characterised by leukopoiesis, as manifested by portions of the bone marrow and reticuloendothelial and lymphoid tissues, which form (respectively) the granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leukopoietic
Literary usage of Leukopoietic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Lewellys Franklin Barker, Milton Howard Fussell, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"The most important sign is enlargement of the spleen, due to the development in
it of extramedullary leukopoietic foci of myeloid type. ..."
2. The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1916)
"The liver is also usually enlarged, due to the presence in it of leukopoietic foci.
The bones, especially the sternum and ribs, may be tender on'percussion. ..."
3. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by James Meschter Anders, John Herr Musser (1917)
"... by the activity of the leukopoietic system." In the third stage the co-existence
of jaundice, the black vomit, and suppression of urine, with evidences ..."
4. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"It is sometimes difficult to differentiate true, mature lymphocytes from old,
free epithelial cells. The very diffuse leukopoietic tissue of ..."
5. Clinical medicine ; Tuesday clinics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1922)
"... at least, slight changes in myeloid leukopoietic activity. In the late stages
there is often an outspoken increase in myeloid ..."
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