hemopoietin

noun

he·​mo·​poi·​etin

plural -s

: a hypothetical stimulant to blood-cell production possibly equivalent to the antianemic factor or one of its precursors

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hemopoietic + -in; probably originally formed as French hémopoïétine

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