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erythropoietin

/ɪˌɹɪθɹəˈpɔɪ.ɪtɪn/

erythropoietin noun: a glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.

erythropoietin: a glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow
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Noun

erythropoietin (plural erythropoietins)

  1. A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.
    • Exogenous administration of erythropoietin can, theoretically, improve endurance exercise performance in the same way as conventional blood doping procedures.1994, Herbert A. DeVries, Terry J. Housh, Physiology of Exercise for Physical Education, Athletics, and Exercise Science, WCB Brown & Benchmark, →ISBN, page 589
    Synonyms:
    EPO

erythropoietin meaning in Tamil

erythropoietin in Tamil

குருதியீனி, சிவப்பணுவாக்கம் தூண்டும் சுரப்புநீர், செவ்வணு ஈனி

Synonyms of erythropoietin

Forms of erythropoietin

pluralerythropoietins

Origin of erythropoietin

From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) and ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker”) and -in.

Words formed from erythropoietin

Phrases with erythropoietin

Questions about erythropoietin

What does erythropoietin mean?
Erythropoietin means a glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.
What is erythropoietin in Tamil?
Erythropoietin in Tamil is குருதியீனி, சிவப்பணுவாக்கம் தூண்டும் சுரப்புநீர், செவ்வணு ஈனி. See Erythropoietin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is erythropoietin?
Erythropoietin is a noun.
How do you pronounce erythropoietin?
Erythropoietin is pronounced /ɪˌɹɪθɹəˈpɔɪ.ɪtɪn/.
What is the plural of erythropoietin?
The plural of erythropoietin is erythropoietins.

Words near erythropoietin in the dictionary

  1. erythropoetin
  2. erythropoieses
  3. erythropoiesis
  4. erythropoietic
  5. erythropoietic protoporphyria
  6. erythropoietin
  7. erythropoietins
  8. erythropoitin
  9. erythroprosopalgia
  10. erythroprotein
  11. erythropsia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: erythropoietin (page history and authors); erythropoietin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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