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

Interestingly, the researchers did not find signs that mutated hematopoietic cells in MDS directly trigger this inflammatory response.

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"In animals with heart failure, supplementing additional active TGF-β has been shown to be a potential treatment. Correcting the epigenome of hematopoietic stem cells could also be a way to deplete stress memory."

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It's been known for decades that these hematopoietic stem cells decline with age, but that presents a contradiction for scientists: if the hematopoietic cells are less healthy, then why are the platelets they create hyperreactive?

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"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."

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

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