myeloidhematopoiesis
nounUK /ˌmaɪəlɔɪdˌhiːmətəpɔɪˈiːsɪs/
US /ˌmaɪəlɔɪdˌhiːmətoʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/
The body making blood cells in the soft stuff inside bones.
Myeloidhematopoiesis keeps making new blood cells every day.
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2. The process of forming myeloid lineage cells such as granulocytes, monocytes, and red blood cells.
The doctor studied myeloidhematopoiesis to understand the patient's low white blood cell count.
3. The production of blood cells from myeloid progenitor cells in the bone marrow.
Myeloidhematopoiesis increases when the body needs more infection-fighting cells.
4. A biological term describing the myeloid branch of blood cell development.
Researchers mapped myeloidhematopoiesis during embryonic development.