Look up: bone-marrow

1. Bone marrow
   Soft fatty substance that is found within the spaces inside bone. It may be red or yellow, and is the place where most of the blood cells are formed.
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2. Bone Marrow
   Bone marrow is a soft, often fatty, tissue found inside bones. It produces blood cells.
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3. Bone marrow
   The spongy substance in the centre of the bones where red and white blood cells and platelets are made.
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4. Bone marrow
   the fatty yellow or red tissue inside bones that is responsible for producing blood cells
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5. Bone marrow
   Bone marrow is the soft, spongy tissue in the centre of bones that produces blood cells.
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6. Bone marrow
   The spongy inner part of large bones where blood cells are made. Bone marrow aspiration is a procedure in which a fine needle is used to remove a small amount of bone marrow for examination.
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7. Bone marrow
   Our Bone marrow Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Bone marrow Bone marrow: The soft blood-forming tissue that fills the cavities of bones and contains fat and immature and mature blood cells, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Dise...
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8. Bone marrow
   The soft, spongy inner cavity of large bones where blood cells are made.
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9. bone marrow
   Tissue found in the centre of most bones; site of haematopoiesis. The most radiation-sensitive tissue of the body.
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10. bone marrow
    <haematology> The soft, spongy tissue found in the centre of most large bones that produces the cellular components of blood: white cells, red cells and platelets (haemopoiesis). It is also the most radiation sensitive tissue of the body. ... (12 May 1997) ...
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11. bone marrow
    noun very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
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12. bone marrow
    soft, gelatinous tissue that fills the cavities of the bones. Bone marrow is either red or yellow, depending upon the preponderance of hematopoietic ... [16 related articles]
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13. bone marrow
    bone marrow, soft tissue filling the spongy interiors of animal bones. Red marrow is the principal organ that forms blood cells in mammals, including humans (see blood). In children, the bones contain only red marrow. As the skeleton matures, fat-storing yellow marrow displaces red marrow in the sha...
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14. bone marrow
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. the soft, pulpy tissue filling the medullary cavities of bones, having a stroma of reticular fibers and cells; it differs in consistency by age and location. Synonyms: medulla ossium
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15. bone marrow
    Substance found inside the cavity of bones. In early life it produces red blood cells but later on lipids (fat) accumulate and its colour changes from red to yellow. Bone marrow may be transplanted in the treatment of some diseases, such as leukaemia, using immunosuppressive drugs in the recipient to...
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16. BONE MARROW
    The soft inner tissue of bones, containing the blood-forming elements (precursor cells of the red and white blood cells and blood platelets) of the circulatory system.
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17. Bone marrow
    The inner, spongy tissue of bones where blood cells are made.
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18. Bone marrow
    A spongy substance inside the body's large bones. Our blood cells are made in the bone marrow.
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19. Bone Marrow
    Bone marrow is the soft, fatty network of connective tissue that fills the medulla, the internal cavity of the bone. The marrow contains stem cells that produce the three cellular components of blood: platelets, leukocytes and red blood cells. The tissue also contains osteoprogenitor cells that help...
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20. 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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21. Bone marrow
    soft tissue in the hollow interior of bones. In adults, bone marrow in large bones produces new blood cells. Bone marrow composition is one way that biologists can study what the health of an animal was when it died.
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22. Bone marrow
    `Bone marrow` is the flexible tissue found in the interior of bones. In humans, bone marrow in large bones produces new blood cells. Bone marrow is also a vital element of the lymphatic system, as it produces lymphocytes and acts to prevent the backflow of lymph. On average, bone marrow constitutes ...
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