HEMOPOIESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemopoiesis mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMOPOIESIS (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 ("hemopoiesis" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

Excessive formation of dense trabecular bone leading to pathological fractures, OSTEITIS, SPLENOMEGALY with infarct, ANEMIA, and extramedullary hemopoiesis (HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY).

(Osteopetrosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This protein plays a role in the regulation of acute-phase reaction, inflammation and hemopoiesis.

(CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein Beta, NCI Thesaurus)