Lymphopoiesis (lĭm`fō-poi-ē`sĭs) refers to the generation of lymphocytes, one of the five types of white blood cells (WBC). It is more formally known as lymphoid hematopoiesis. ==Terminology== Lymphocytes are considered to be of the lymphoid lineage as opposed to other lineages of blood cells such as the myeloid lineage and the erythroid lin..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphopoiesis