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hemopoiesis

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[hee-muh-poi-ee-sis, hem-uh-] / ˌhi mə pɔɪˈi sɪs, ˌhɛm ə- /

noun

  1. a variant of hematopoiesis.


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Etymology

Origin of hemopoiesis

hemo- + -poiesis

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One daughter cell remains a hemopoietic stem cell, allowing hemopoiesis to continue.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Through the process of hemopoiesis, the formed elements of blood are continually produced, replacing the relatively short- lived erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets.

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When a disease such as bone cancer destroys the bone marrow, causing hemopoiesis to fail, extramedullary hemopoiesis may be initiated.

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However, hemopoiesis of lymphocytes progresses somewhat differently from the process for the other formed elements.

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Interleukins are another class of cytokine signaling molecules important in hemopoiesis.

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