hematopoietic

American  

[hee-muh-toh-poi-et-ik, hem-uh-] / ˌhi mə toʊ pɔɪˈɛt ɪk, ˌhɛm ə- /

Sometimes hemopoietic

adjective

1. of or relating to hematopoiesis, the formation of blood or blood cells.

   A hematopoietic stem cell transplant is currently the only treatment that can cure MDS, a disease of the bone marrow.

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Etymology

Origin of hematopoietic

First recorded in 1860–65; hematopoie(sis) ( def. ) + -tic ( def. )

Example Sentences

"The telomere length reserves of the hematopoietic system are, thus, principally spent on building and maintaining the massive pool of about 25 trillion erythrocytes in the average human adult."

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

Blood stem cells, also known as hematopoietic stem cells, make all of blood's components.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023

The FDA has approved stem cell treatments only for disorders of the blood-producing, or hematopoietic, system.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Like blood cells, mast cells are derived from hematopoietic stem cells and are part of the immune system.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

They originate in the mesodermal germ layer and differentiate from mesenchyme and hematopoietic tissue in the bone marrow.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013