Hematopoiesis

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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