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  a technique in which a small amount of bone marrow is withdrawn by a syringe from a donor's pelvic bone and injected into a patient whose ability to make new blood cells has been impaired by a disease, as anemia or cancer,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 a technique in which a small amount of bone marrow is withdrawn by a syringe from a donor's pelvic bone and injected into a patient whose ability to make new blood cells has been impaired by a disease, as anemia or cancer,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

Isola needed the bone-marrow transplant, and there wasn’t a fully matched donor in her family.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

A bone-marrow transplant replaces damaged blood cells with healthy ones - but the body automatically rejects them unless they match.

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

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

The Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board is currently planning to rebuild an adult bone marrow transplant ward after water ingress and mould were found.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 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

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