- bone marrow
- The soft, sponge-like tissue in the center of most bones. It produces white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
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Bone marrow — Simplified illustration of cells in bone marrow. Latin medulla ossium Code TA … Wikipedia
bone marrow — n a soft highly vascular modified connective tissue that occupies the cavities and cancellous part of most bones and occurs in two forms: a) a whitish or yellowish bone marrow consisting chiefly of fat cells and predominating in the cavities of… … Medical dictionary
bone marrow — bone .marrow n [U] the soft substance in the hollow centre of bones = ↑marrow ▪ a bone marrow transplant … Dictionary of contemporary English
bone marrow — marrow the tissue contained within the internal cavities of the bones. At birth, these cavities are filled entirely with blood forming myeloid tissue (red marrow) but in later life the marrow in the limb bones is replaced by fat (yellow marrow).… … The new mediacal dictionary
bone marrow — bone ,marrow noun uncount the soft substance inside bones … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bone marrow — marrow1 (def. 1). * * * or myeloid tissue Soft, gelatinous tissue that fills bone cavities. Red bone marrow contains stem cells, progenitor cells, percursor cells, and functional blood cells (see reticuloendothelial system). Lymphocytes mature in … Universalium
bone marrow — noun 1. the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑marrow • Hypernyms: ↑connective tissue • Hyponyms: ↑red marrow, ↑red bone marrow, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bone marrow — N UNCOUNT Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones. There are 2,000 children worldwide who need a bone marrow transplant. Syn: marrow … English dictionary
bone marrow — noun the soft substance in the hollow centre of bones; marrow (1): a bone marrow transplant … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bone marrow — noun Bone marrow is used before these nouns: ↑donor, ↑transplant … Collocations dictionary
Bone marrow examination — Diagnostics A Wright s stained bone marrow aspirate smear from a patient with leukemia. MeSH … Wikipedia
