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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The formation of blood or blood cells in the body.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The formation of blood, usually with especial reference to the corpuscles.

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  • noun hematology, cytology The process by which blood cells are produced; hematogenesis.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Etymologies

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hemato- + -poiesis

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