- poietin
- Suffix used with words to indicate an agent with a stimulatory effect on growth or multiplication of cells, such as erythropoietin, and others. [G. poietes, maker, + -in]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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-poietin — [Gr. poiein to make] a word termination used in names of hormones to indicate involvement in regulation of the numbers of various cell types in the peripheral blood … Medical dictionary
