Definition of Haemopoiesis

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


Definition of Haemopoiesis

1. Noun. (medicine) The production of blood cells and platelets, a process which in adults takes place within the bone marrow. ¹

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Medical Definition of Haemopoiesis

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 Haemopoiesis

haemophilus
haemophilus infections
haemophilus influenzae type b
haemophilus influenzae type b immunization
haemophilus vaccines
haemophobia
haemophoresis
haemophthalmia
haemophthisis
haemoplastic
haemoplasty
haemopneumopericardium
haemopneumothorax
haemopoetic
haemopoiesis (current term)
haemopoietic
haemopoietic stem cell
haemopoietic tissue
haemopoietin
haemoporphyrin
haemoprecipitin
haemoproteid
haemoprotein
haemoproteins
haemoptyses
haemoptysis
haemopyelectasia
haemorepellant
haemorheology

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