or chiefly Brit  hae*ma*to*poi*e*sis  n, pl  -e*ses   :  the formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body - called also hemopoiesis  he*ma*to*poi*et*ic or chiefly Brit  hae*ma*to*poi*et*ic  adj 
 
 
 
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