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heteroglycan (medicine)


heteroglycan -->
heteropolysaccharide


A polysaccharide composed of two or more different types of monosaccharides.

Compare: glycan, homoglycan.

Synonym: heteroglycan.


leukopoiesis (medicine)


leukopoiesis


The production of leukocytes. They are formed partially in the bone marrow (granulocytes, monocytes and a few lymphocytes) and partially in lymphatic tissue (lymphocytes and plasma cells). (guyton & hall, textbook of medical physiology, 9th ed)