hematopoiesis | (n) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow), Syn. haemopoiesis, hemogenesis, haemogenesis, haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, hematogenesis, sanguification, hemopoiesis |
Sanguification | n. [ Cf. F. sanguification. See Sanguify. ] (Physiol.) The production of blood; the conversion of the products of digestion into blood; hematosis. [ 1913 Webster ] |