erythropoiesis

noun

eryth·​ro·​poi·​e·​sis i-ˌrith-rō-pȯi-ˈē-səs 

: the production of red blood cells (as from the bone marrow)

erythropoietic

i-ˌrith-rō-pȯi-ˈe-tik 

adjective

Examples of erythropoiesis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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. —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

In the 1990s Dr Semenza was studying erythropoiesis, the process that generates red blood corpuscles. —The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019

The hormone that triggers erythropoiesis is called erythropoietin, or EPO. —The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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

erythropoietic

-ˈet-ik 

adjective