erythropoiesis /eryth·ro·poi·e·sis/ (-poi-e´sis) the formation of erythrocytes.erythropoiet´ic
Erythropoiesis
erythropoiesis
erythropoiesis [ĕ-rith″ro-poi-e´sis]
erythropoiesis (i·rith·rō·poiˑ·ē·sis),
erythropoiesis (
rith´rōpoiē´sis),
e·ryth·ro·poi·e·sis ( -rth r -poi-  ss)n. The formation or production of red blood cells. e·ryth ro·poi·etic (- tk) adj. |
Erythropoiesis
The process through which new red blood cells are created; it begins in the bone marrow.
Mentioned in: Porphyrias
erythropoiesis
[erith′rōpō·ē′sis]
Etymology: Gk, erythros + poiein, to make
the process of erythrocyte production in the bone marrow involving the maturation of a nucleated precursor into a hemoglobin-filled, nucleus-free erythrocyte that is regulated by erythropoietin, a hormone produced by the kidney. Also called erythrocytopoiesis, erythrogenesis. See also erythrocyte, erythropoietin, hemoglobin, leukopoiesis. erythropoietic, adj.
erythropoiesis [ĕ-rith″ro-poi-e´sis]
the formation of erythrocytes; called also erythrogenesis. adj., adj erythropoiet´ic.
erythropoiesis (i·rith·rō·poiˑ·ē·sis),
n red blood cell production that occurs in bone marrow and involves maturation of nucleated precursors into erythrocytes regulated by the hormone erythropoietin produced in the kidneys.
erythropoiesis (
rith´rōpoiē´sis),n the process in which red blood cells are formed.
erythropoiesis
the formation of erythrocytes. Called also hematopoiesis.
balanced erythropoiesis
balanced progressive development of the nucleus and the cytosol of the erythrocytes.
ineffective erythropoiesis
hemopoietic production which does not result in the functional release of new erythrocytes.
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