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-poiesis
[Gr. poiēsis, making, formation, fr. poiein, to make] Suffix meaning formation, production. -poietic, adj.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "-poiesis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765479/all/_poietic.
-poiesis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765479/all/_poietic. Accessed April 2, 2026.
-poiesis. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765479/all/_poietic
-poiesis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 02]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765479/all/_poietic.
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