Haemapoietic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haemapoietic \H[ae]m`a*poi*et"ic\ (h[e^]m`[.a]*poi*[e^]t"[i^]k
     or h[=e]`m[.a]-), a. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. poihtiko`s productive.]
     (Physiol.)
     Blood-forming; as, the h[ae]mapoietic function of the spleen.
     [1913 Webster]