myelopoiesis /my·elo·poi·e·sis/ (mi″ĕ-lo-poi-e´sis) the formation of marrow or the cells arising from it.myelopoiet´ic
myelopoiesis
myelopoiesis
my·e·lo·poi·e·sis (m   -l -poi-  s s)n. The formation of bone marrow or of blood cells derived from bone marrow. my e·lo·poi·etic (- tk) 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
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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