HAEMOPOIESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does haemopoiesis mean? 

• HAEMOPOIESIS (noun)
  The noun HAEMOPOIESIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HAEMOPOIESIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAEMOPOIESIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

haematogenesis; haematopoiesis; haemogenesis; haemopoiesis; hematogenesis; hematopoiesis; hemogenesis; hemopoiesis; sanguification

Hypernyms ("haemopoiesis" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

haemopoietic (pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells)