What is "lymphopoiesis"

n. (context medicine English) The development of lymphocytes and associated tissue

1. n. the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen

2. [also: lymphopoieses (pl)]

Lymphopoiesis (lĭm'fō-poi-ē'sĭs) (or lymphocytopoiesis) is the generation of lymphocytes, one of the five types of white blood cell (WBC). It is more formally known as lymphoid hematopoiesis.

Pathosis in lymphopoiesis leads to any of various lymphoproliferative disorders, such as the lymphomas and lymphoid leukemias.