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hemopoietic

he·mo·poie·tic

UK/ˌhiːməpɔɪˈɛtɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells

  • “hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow”
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Origin

From hemo- + -poiesis, with a slight change to the ending -- ("-etic" istead of "-esis") -- to make it an adjective instead of a noun

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