myelopoiesis

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myelopoiesis /my·elo·poi·e·sis/ (mi″ĕ-lo-poi-e´sis) the formation of marrow or the cells arising from it.myelopoiet´ic

my·e·lo·poi·e·sis (m

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The formation of bone marrow or of blood cells derived from bone marrow.

mye·lo·poi·etic (-

k) adj.

myelopoiesis

[mī′əlō′pō·ē′sis]

Etymology: Gk, myelos + poiein, to form

the formation and development of bone marrow or the cells that originate from it. A kind of myelopoiesis is extramedullary myelopoiesis. myelopoietic [-pō·et′ik] , adj.

myelopoiesis [mi″ĕ-lo-poi-e´sis]

the formation of marrow or the cells arising from it.

ectopic myelopoiesis (extramedullary myelopoiesis) formation of myeloid tissue outside bone marrow.

myelopoiesis

the formation of bone marrow or the cells arising from it.

ectopic myelopoiesis, extramedullary myelopoiesis

formation of myeloid tissue outside bone marrow.

myelopoiesis

Hematology The production of myeloid cells in the BM; more generically, the production of any cell line–erythroid, megakaryotic, myelocytic in the BM

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