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ERYTHROPOIETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does erythropoietic mean?
• ERYTHROPOIETIC (adjective)
The adjective ERYTHROPOIETIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the formation of red blood cells
Familiarity information: ERYTHROPOIETIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the formation of red blood cells
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
erythropoiesis (the process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow)
Derivation:
erythropoiesis (the process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow)
Context examples
Furthermore, this agent also stimulates erythropoietin production by enhancing the production of erythropoietic stimulating factors.
(Nandrolone Decanoate, NCI Thesaurus)
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