• Hematogenesis

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: hÄ“'mÉ™-tÉ™-jÄ•n'Ä­-sÄ­s

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    - + genesis + -

    Full definition of hematogenesis

    Noun

    hematogenesis

    (uncountable)
    1. (hematology, cytology) Blood cell formation in the human body, especially the bone marrow.
      • 1903. James Ewing. Clinical Pathology of the Blood: A Treatise on the General Principles and Special Application of Hematology. Page 215: "Progressive pernicious anemia is believed by some to result through defective hematogenesis, and by others primarily from excessive..."
      • 1965. William Bloom and Hal Downey. Handbook of Hematology. Page 867: "This has not as yet been accomplished for mammalian material, although studies have been made of hematogenesis in vivo in Fundulus embryos..."
      • 2005. C. Edward Collins. A Short Course in Medical Terminology. Page 302: "...or wrinkled skin blood cyst formation of blood cells adjectival form of hematogenesis abnormal blood condition pain in a nerve stretched nerve synonym..."
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