word
hematopoiesis
heh-MAT-oh-poy-EE-sis
hɪˌmætoʊpɔɪˈiːsɪsListen
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Syllable breakdown
hematopoiesis
Dictionary meaning
formation and development of all cellular blood components from pluripotent stem cells in the bone marrow; produces erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets at enormous rates to replace the billions of cells that die daily; tightly regulated by growth factors including erythropoietin, thrombopoietin, and colony-stimulating factors; disruptions underlie diseases from anemia to leukemia
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