Meaning of HEMATOSIS
| Pronunciation: | | `hemu'towsis
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| | Definition: | | [n] the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
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| | Synonyms: | | haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haematosis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hematopoiesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification |
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| | See Also: | | biological process, organic process | |
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| | Definition: | | \Hem`a*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"ima`twsis.]
(Physiol.)
(a) Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood.
(b) The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the
formation of blood in general; h[ae]matogenesis.
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