bone marrow

American

noun

marrow.

bone marrow British

noun

See marrow 1

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bone marrow Scientific

The spongy, red tissue that fills the bone cavities of mammals. Bone marrow is the source of red blood cells, platelets, and most white blood cells.

bone marrow Cultural

See marrow.

Example Sentences

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Bone marrow contains several specialized microenvironments known as "niches."

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

Bone marrow transplants between mice can transmit symptoms and pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a controversial study published today in Stem Cell Reports.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024

Bone marrow transplantation involves eliminating a patient's bone marrow with chemotherapy and replacing it with stem cells from a healthy donor or collected from the patient earlier in time.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

Bone marrow transplants also carry significant risk and have been used only on HIV patients who have developed cancer.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022

Bone marrow as an index of malnutrition in deer.

From An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf by Hook, Richard A.

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