haematopoiesis

Noun

Meaning

the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hematopoiesis haematogenesis sanguification hemopoiesis hematogenesis haemogenesis haemopoiesis hemogenesis haematopoietic extramedullary extra-medullary hematopoesis

Hypernyms

biological process organic process

Examples

Formation of red blood cells (haematopoiesis) Vitamin A may be needed for normal haematopoiesis ; Oren T, Sher JA, Evans T. "Hematopoiesis and retinoids: development and disease". Source: Internet

In children, haematopoiesis occurs in the marrow of the long bones such as the femur and tibia. Source: Internet

This is the classical way of describing haematopoiesis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

haematopneumothorax Haematopodidae haematopoetic haematopoietic haematopoietically haematoporphyria