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  bone-marrow transplant

  noun

  a technique in which a small amount of bone marrow is withdrawn by a syringe from a donor's pelvic bone and injected into a patient whose ability to make new blood cells has been impaired by a disease, as anemia or cancer,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

  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.

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 a technique in which a small amount of bone marrow is withdrawn by a syringe from a donor's pelvic bone and injected into a patient whose ability to make new blood cells has been impaired by a disease, as anemia or cancer,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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In a federal hospital in Seattle in the 1960s, researchers began testing a radical new therapy on patients near death from blood cancers: a bone-marrow transplant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

Sickle-cell disease can be cured with a bone-marrow transplant, but few patients have compatible donors.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

A bone-marrow transplant saved his life, but the toll of the radiation, chemotherapy and the disease has been enormous.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

After a month, Alyssa was in remission and was given a second bone-marrow transplant to regrow her immune system.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2022

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

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

Her book, “Survivor: Taking Charge of Your Fight Against Cancer,” an account of her fight against leukemia and bone marrow transplant, was published in October 1998 by Simon & Schuster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Standard treatments such as chemotherapy and a first bone marrow transplant did not work, and discussions about palliative care had begun when the research team offered the experimental therapy.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

She turns to her estranged sister, Lee, for help finding a bone marrow transplant match — an endeavor that finds the family once again under the same roof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

One of Mary's cousins was successfully treated as a child with a bone marrow transplant, but these carry significant risks.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025

Luckily, she says, she had good insurance that covered much of her care, including the three months she needed round-the-clock care after a bone marrow transplant.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025