haematogenesis
n 1: the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially
in the bone marrow) [syn: {hematopoiesis},
{haematopoiesis}, {hemopoiesis}, {haemopoiesis},
{hemogenesis}, {haemogenesis}, {hematogenesis},
{haematogenesis}, {sanguification}]
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]