Haematogenesis

2 definitions found

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

  Haematogenesis \H[ae]m`a*to*gen"e*sis\
     (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[-o]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s or h[=e]`m[.a]*t[-o]-),
     n. [H[ae]mato- + genesis.] (Physiol.)
     (a) The origin and development of blood.
     (b) The transformation of venous into arterial blood by
         respiration; hematosis.


         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  haematogenesis
       n : the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially
           in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis}, {haematopoiesis},
            {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis}, {hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis},
            {hematogenesis}, {sanguification}]