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Bone marrow

Introduction: Bone marrow

Description of Bone marrow

Bone marrow: [TA] the soft, pulpy tissue filling the medullary cavities of bones, having a stroma of reticular fibers and cells; it differs in consistency by age and location.gelatinous bone marrow, red bone marrow, yellow bone marrow. SYN: medulla ossium [TA].
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Bone marrow: The soft, sponge-like tissue in the center of most bones. It produces white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
Source: National Institute of Health

Bone marrow: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Bone marrow: soft tissue filling the cavities of bones; exists in two types, yellow and red; yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells; red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes; bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells.
Source: CRISP

Bone marrow: The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells. Red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes. Bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells.
Source: MeSH 2007

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Bone marrow as an Organ

Bone marrow (organ): Inner tissue of bones that produces various cells.

Bone marrow (organ): Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow , the soft, spongy center of bones. New(immature) blood cells are called blasts . Some blasts stay in the marrow to mature. Some travel to other parts of the body to mature. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Leukemia: NCI)

Bone marrow (organ): See Bone marrow (organ information).

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