hematopoietic

[hi-mat-oh-poi-ee-sis, hee-muh-toh-, hem-uh-]

he·mat·o·poi·e·sis

[hi-mat-oh-poi-ee-sis, hee-muh-toh-, hem-uh-]
noun
the formation of blood.
Also called hematogenesis.


Origin:
1850–55; < Neo-Latin haematopoiēsis. See hemato-, -poiesis

he·ma·to·poi·et·ic [hee-muh-toh-poi-et-ik, hem-uh-] , adjective
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hematopoietic

adjective
pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" 
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