sanguification
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin sanguificātiō.[1] Equivalent to sanguify + -ication or sangui- + -fication. Compare French sanguification.
Noun edit
sanguification (usually uncountable, plural sanguifications)
- (physiology) The formation of blood cells.
- Synonyms: hematosis, hematopoiesis, hematogenesis, hemopoiesis
References edit
- ^ “sanguification”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.
Further reading edit
- “sanguification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sanguis + -ification.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sanguification f (uncountable)
- (physiology) sanguification
- Synonym: hématopoïèse
References edit
- “sanguification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.