| a hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the bone marrow, synthesized in response to low levels of oxygen in the tissues. |
| the division of the cell cytoplasm that usually follows mitotic or meiotic division of the nucleus. |
erythropoiesis e·ryth·ro·poi·e·sis (ĭ-rĭth'rō-poi-ē'sĭs)
n.
The formation or production of red blood cells.