bone-marrow transplant

American  

[bohn-mar-oh] / ˈboʊnˌmær oʊ /

noun

1. Surgery. a technique in which a small amount of bone marrow is withdrawn by a syringe from a donor's pelvic bone and injected into a patient whose ability to make new blood cells has been impaired by a disease, as anemia or cancer, or by exposure to radiation.

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bone marrow transplant Scientific  

1. A technique in which bone marrow is transplanted from one individual to another, or removed from and transplanted to the same individual, in order to stimulate production of blood cells. It is used in the treatment of malignancies, certain forms of anemia, and immunologic deficiencies.

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Example Sentences

The baffled cops investigated and discovered that the man in question had received a bone-marrow transplant from his brother years earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

With a rare type of blood cancer, Dr Nick Embleton's only hope was a bone-marrow transplant.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

The only cure has been a bone-marrow transplant, which requires finding a donor, undergoing intensive chemotherapy and taking immunosuppressive drugs.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2023

This time it was determined Isola needed a bone-marrow transplant.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

For example, a leukemia patient would not require a sibling with a tissue match for a bone-marrow transplant.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013