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bone marrow
(redirected from bone marrow transplantation)

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bone marrow
n.
The soft, fatty, vascular tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of red blood cells and many white blood cells.

bone marrow
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) See marrow1 [1]

bone marrow
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.
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Noun1.bone marrowbone marrow - the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
red bone marrow, red marrow - bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells
yellow bone marrow, yellow marrow - bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults
connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
immune system - a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
2.bone marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eat
marrowbone - a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup
Translations
bone marrow nmidollo osseo
bone marrow nmidollo osseo


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``(Ashley is) one of the bravest people we have ever had the honor to treat,'' said Joseph Rosenthal, her doctor and director of the pediatric bone marrow transplantation unit at City of Hope.
We used this combination of keywords because the clinical effects on function and the physiological effects following either stem cell or bone marrow transplantation are similar.
While most high-dose studies have involved leukemias and solid tumors called lymphomas, a combination of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation also looks promising in breast cancer patients and may ultimately prove useful for other tumors, says Karen Antman of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
 
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