What is the Term That Describes the Production of Red

Question

What is the term that describes the production of red blood cells?
A)Hemaglutination
B)Erythrocytosis
C)Erythropoiesis
D)Erythroblastosis
E)Hemostasis

Accepted Answer

Erythropoiesis is the term that specifically refers to the production of red blood cells from stem cells in the bone marrow. Hemaglutination refers to the clumping of red blood cells, erythrocytosis refers to an increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood, erythroblastosis refers to the destruction of fetal red blood cells by antibodies from the mother, and hemostasis refers to the process of stopping bleeding.