Definition of Haematopoiesis

1. Noun. The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow).

Exact synonyms: Haematogenesis, Haemogenesis, Haemopoiesis, Hematogenesis, Hematopoiesis, Hemogenesis, Hemopoiesis, Sanguification
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Haematopoietic, Haemopoietic, Hematopoietic, Hemopoietic

Medical Definition of Haematopoiesis

1. The formation and development of blood cells involving both proliferation and differentiation from stem cells. In adult mammals usually occurs in bone marrow. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haematopoiesis

haematomyelia
haematomyelopore
haematonic
haematopathology
haematopathy
haematopenia
haematophagia
haematophagous
haematophagus
haematophlina
Haematopinus
haematoplast
haematoplastic
Haematopodidae
haematopoiesis (current term)
haematopoiesis (current term)
haematopoietic
haematopoietic
haematopoietic cell growth factors
haematopoietic cell phosphatase
haematopoietic gland
haematopoietic stem cells
haematopoietic stem cell mobilization
haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
haematopoietic system
haematopoietin
haematoporphyria
haematoporphyrin
haematoporphyrinaemia
haematoporphyrins

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