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Hematopoiesis: The processes by which all types of blood cells are generated, in the bone marrow, from pluripotential stem cells that differentiate into normal or abnormal circulating elements of blood ^[e]

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• Blood [r]: The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (i.e., blood vessels). Whole blood includes plasma and blood cells. ^[e]
• Stem cell [r]: Describes cells that have the potential to differentiate to new cell types; usually encompasses totipotent, pluripotent and multipotent cells. ^[e]

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• Erythropoesis [r]: The creation, from megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cells, and life cycle of erythrocytes (i.e., red blood cells or RBCs) ^[e]
• Leukopoesis [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Thrombocytopoiesis [r]: Add brief definition or description