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noun
The formation of blood cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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Synonyms: hematosis, hematopoiesis, hematogenesis, hemopoiesis
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, haemopoiesis, hemogenesis, haemogenesis, hematogenesis, haematogenesis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
History
From New Latin sanguificātiō. Equivalent to sanguify + -ication or sangui- + -fication. Compare French sanguification.
