HAEMATOGENESIS

hematopoiesis, haematopoiesis, hemopoiesis, haemopoiesis, hemogenesis, haemogenesis, hematogenesis, haematogenesis, sanguification

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

haematogenesis (uncountable)

(physiology) The origin and development of blood.

(physiology) The transformation of venous arterial blood by respiration; haematosis.

Source: Wiktionary


Hæm`a*to*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Hæmato- + genesis.] (Physiol.) (a) The origin and development of blood. (b) The transformation of venous arterial blood by respiration; hematosis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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