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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 — 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
