leukopoiesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A form of hematopoiesis in which white blood cells are formed in bone marrow located in bones in adults and hematopoietic organs in the fetus

/ˌl(j)uːkəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/

leukopoiesis leukopoieses leucopoiesis

From leuko- + -poiesis.

leukocytopoiesis

leukopoietic

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