'Hematosis' definitions:

Definition of 'Hematosis'

From: GCIDE
  • Hematosis \Hem`a*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"ima`twsis.] (Physiol.) (a) Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood. (b) The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the formation of blood in general; h[ae]matogenesis. [1913 Webster]