lymphopoiesis

lymphopoiesis
noun
the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen
Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑biological process

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lymphopoietic /lim'foh poy et"ik/, adj.
/lim'foh poy ee"sis/, n. Physiol.
the formation of lymphocytes.
[1915-20; LYMPHO- + -POIESIS]

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