Definitions

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  • noun medicine The production of blood cells and platelets, a process which in adults takes place within the bone marrow.

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  • noun the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)

Etymologies

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From haemo- + Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis).

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  • We wish to develop a new research group focused on translational haemopoiesis and ideally relevant to paediatric haematology.

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