eritropoyesis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin erythropoiesis, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρο- (eruthro-, “red”) and ποίησις (poíēsis, “production”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /eɾitɾopoˈʝesis/ [e.ɾi.t̪ɾo.poˈʝe.sis]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eɾitɾopoˈʃesis/ [e.ɾi.t̪ɾo.poˈʃe.sis]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eɾitɾopoˈʒesis/ [e.ɾi.t̪ɾo.poˈʒe.sis]

Rhymes: -esis
Syllabification: e‧ri‧tro‧po‧ye‧sis

Noun

eritropoyesis f (plural eritropoyesis)

(biology) erythropoiesis

Derived terms

eritropoyético

Further reading

“eritropoyesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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