erythropoiesis
noun
eryth·ro·poi·e·sis
i-ˌrith-rō-pȯi-ˈē-səs 
: the production of red blood cells (as from the bone marrow)
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Your doctor can prescribe a drug known as an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA), which sends a signal to your bone marrow to make more red blood cells, according to the NIDDK.
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Hallie Levine, Health.com, 13 Dec. 2021
Tibetan populations also have an adaptation called blunted erythropoiesis, or blunted red blood cell production.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Apr. 2020
The hormone that triggers erythropoiesis is called erythropoietin, or EPO.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019
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Hallie Levine, Health.com, 13 Dec. 2021
Tibetan populations also have an adaptation called blunted erythropoiesis, or blunted red blood cell production.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Apr. 2020
The hormone that triggers erythropoiesis is called erythropoietin, or EPO.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019
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erythropoiesis
noun
eryth·ro·poi·e·sis
i-ˌrith-rō-pȯi-ˈē-səs
plural erythropoieses
-ˌsēz
: the production of red blood cells (as from the bone marrow)
called also erythrocytopoiesis, erythrogenesis
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