hematogenesis

English

Alternative forms

• hemotogenesis

Etymology

hemato- +‎ -genesis

Pronunciation

• enPR: hē'mə-tə-jĕn'ĭ-sĭs

Noun

hematogenesis (uncountable)

1. (hematology, cytology) Blood cell formation in the human body, especially the bone marrow, hematopoiesis.
   • 1903. James Ewing. Clinical Pathology of the Blood: A Treatise on the General Principles and Special Application of Hematology. Page 215: "Progressive pernicious anemia is believed by some to result through defective hematogenesis, and by others primarily from excessive..."
   • 1965. William Bloom and Hal Downey. Handbook of Hematology. Page 867: "This has not as yet been accomplished for mammalian material, although studies have been made of hematogenesis in vivo in Fundulus embryos..."
   • 2005. C. Edward Collins. A Short Course in Medical Terminology. Page 302: "...or wrinkled skin blood cyst formation of blood cells adjectival form of hematogenesis abnormal blood condition pain in a nerve stretched nerve synonym..."

Synonyms

• hematopoiesis

Translations

hematopoiesis — see hematopoiesis