myelopoiesis
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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.
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my·e·lo·poi·e·sis
(mī'ĕ-lō-poy-ē'sis),Formation of the tissue elements of bone marrow, or any of the types of blood cells derived from bone marrow; or both processes.
[myelo- + G. poiēsis, a making]
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myelopoiesis
The production of myeloid cells in the bone marrow; more generically, myelopoiesis refers to the production of any cell line (erythroid, megakaryotic, myelocytic) in the bone marrow.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
myelopoiesis
Hematology The production of myeloid cells in the BM; more generically, the production of any cell line–erythroid, megakaryotic, myelocytic in the BMMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
my·e·lo·poi·e·sis
(mī'ĕ-lō-poy-ē'sis)Formation of the tissue elements of bone marrow, or any of the types of blood cells derived from bone marrow; or both.
[myelo- + G. poiēsis, a making]
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