Erythrogen: meaning, definitions and examples

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erythrogen

 

[ ˌerəˈθrəʤɪn ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

medical term

A substance that causes red blood cells to form or become red.

Examples of usage

  • The presence of erythrogen in the body can lead to an increase in red blood cells.
  • Erythrogen is often used in laboratory settings to study red blood cell formation.

Translations

Translations of the word "erythrogen" in other languages:

🇵🇹 eritrógeno

🇮🇳 एरिथ्रोजन

🇩🇪 Erythrogen

🇮🇩 eritrogen

🇺🇦 еритроген

🇵🇱 erytrogen

🇯🇵 エリスロゲン (erisurogen)

🇫🇷 érythrogène

🇪🇸 eritrogeno

🇹🇷 eritrojen

🇰🇷 에리트로젠 (eriturojen)

🇸🇦 إريثروجين

🇨🇿 erytrogen

🇸🇰 erytrogén

🇨🇳 红生成

🇸🇮 eritrogen

🇮🇸 erýtrógen

🇰🇿 эритроген

🇬🇪 ერითროგენი

🇦🇿 eritrogen

🇲🇽 eritrogeno

Etymology

The term 'erythrogen' originates from the Greek words 'erythros', meaning red, and 'gen', meaning producing. It was first used in the medical field to describe a substance that stimulates the production of red blood cells. Erythrogen plays a crucial role in the process of erythropoiesis, which is the formation of red blood cells in the body.