Meaning & use
hemopoietic
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Relating to the formation of blood or blood cells in the body.
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Bone marrow transplants restore a patient's hemopoietic function after chemotherapy.
Researchers study hemopoietic stem cells to develop new treatments for leukemia.
A note on using this word
"Hemopoietic" and "hematopoietic" are variant spellings of the same medical term, with "hematopoietic" being more common in American scientific writing.
Words with a similar meaning
hematopoieticblood-forming
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