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noun
The production of blood cells and platelets, a process which in adults takes place within the bone marrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hematopoiesis, haematopoiesis, hemopoiesis, hemogenesis, haemogenesis, hematogenesis, haematogenesis, sanguification
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
History
From haemo- + -poiesis.
