| haemopoietic | <pharmacology> Refers to an agent or process that affects or promotes the formation of blood cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| haemopoietic stem cell | <haematology> Cell that gives rise to distinct daughter cells, one a replica of the stem cell, one a cell that will further proliferate and differentiate into a mature blood cell. Pluripotent stem cells can give rise to all lineages, committed stem cells (derived from the pluripotent stem cell) only to some. (18 Nov 1997) |
| haemopoietic tissue | <haematology> A reticulated tissue which produces blood. An example of such a tissue is bone marrow. (09 Oct 1997) |