leukocytopoiesis
nounUK /ˌluːkəʊˌsaɪtəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/
US /ˌluːkoʊˌsaɪtoʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/
The body making new white blood cells.
Leukocytopoiesis increases when the body fights an infection.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The regulated process by which hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow develop into mature leukocytes.
Researchers studied leukocytopoiesis to understand how stem cells become white blood cells.
3. An increase in the production of white blood cells, often in response to infection or inflammation.
The doctor noted leukocytopoiesis in the blood test after the patient's fever.
4. The laboratory or clinical study of white blood cell development.
Her textbook chapter on leukocytopoiesis explained each stage of cell maturation.