erythropoietin

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erythropoietin

/ɪˌɹɪθɹəˈpɔɪ.ɪtɪn/

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

noun erythropoietins

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.
Similar: EPO, Epo

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noun a hormone

Español	eritropoyetina
Français	érythropoïétine
Deutsch	Erythropoietin
Italiano	eritropoietina
Ελληνικά	ερυθροποιητίνη erythropoiitíni
Русский	эритропоэти́н eritropoetín

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@misc{erythropoietin_2026,
  title = {erythropoietin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erythropoietin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}