haematosis
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haematosis
(1) Obsolete for sanguification—the conversion of chyle into blood.(2) Haematopoiesis, see there.
(3) The conversion of venous blood to arterial blood by oxygenation in the lungs; e.g., arterialisation.
Haematosis is little used in the working medical parlance.
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he·ma·to·sis
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he·ma·to·sis
(hē'mă-tō'sis)1. Synonym(s): hemopoiesis, haematosis.
2. Oxygenation of the venous blood in the lungs.
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