-poiesiscomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ποίησις.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek -ποίησις, combining form of ancient Greek ποίησις (see poiesis n.). Compare -poeia comb. form and -poietic comb. form. Compare French -poièse, German -poese.

Chiefly Physiology.

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Forming nouns denoting the formation or production of something, esp. of various organic substances, tissues, etc., as haemopoiesis n. at haemo- comb. form , lymphopoiesis n. at lympho- comb. form .

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-poiesis
释义	-poiesiscomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ποίησις. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek -ποίησις, combining form of ancient Greek ποίησις (see poiesis n.). Compare -poeia comb. form and -poietic comb. form. Compare French -poièse, German -poese. Chiefly Physiology. Categories » Forming nouns denoting the formation or production of something, esp. of various organic substances, tissues, etc., as haemopoiesis n. at haemo- comb. form , lymphopoiesis n. at lympho- comb. form . This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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