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[mar-oh] 
–noun
| 1. | Anatomy. a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production. |
| 2. | the inmost or essential part: to pierce to the marrow of a problem. |
| 3. | strength or vitality: Fear took the marrow out of him. |
| 4. | rich and nutritious food. |
| 5. | Chiefly British. vegetable marrow. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME mar(o)we, OE mearg; c. D merg, G Mark, ON mergr
bef. 900; ME mar(o)we, OE mearg; c. D merg, G Mark, ON mergr
Related forms:
mar⋅row⋅ish, adjective
mar⋅row⋅less, adjective
mar⋅row⋅y, adjective
mar⋅row
2 [mar-oh; Scot. mar-uh] –noun Scot. and North England.
| 1. | a partner; fellow worker. |
| 2. | a spouse; helpmate. |
| 3. | a companion; close friend. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME marwe fellow worker, partner, perh. < ON margr friendly, lit., many
1400–50; late ME marwe fellow worker, partner, perh. < ON margr friendly, lit., many
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| mar·row (mār'ō) n.
[Middle English marow, from Old English mearg.] mar'row·y adj. |
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Marrow
Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh; akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel. mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. Merge.]1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color. 2. The essence; the best part. It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and marrow of our attribute. --Shak. 3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael. maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. [Scot.] Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end. --Tusser. Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow. Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal cord, under Spinal.
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Language Translation for : marrow
Spanish:
médula, tuétano,
German:
das Knochenmark,
Japanese:
骨髄
marrow
The soft, specialized connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones. One kind of bone marrow is responsible for manufacturing red blood cells in the body.
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marrow
O.E. mearg "marrow," earlier mærh, from P.Gmc. *mazga- (cf. O.N. mergr, Du. merg, Ger. Marh "marrow"), from PIE *mozgho- "marrow, brains" (cf. Skt. majjan-, Avestan mazga- "marrow," O.C.S. mozgu, Lith. smagenes "brain"). Fig. sense of "inmost or central part" is attested from c.1400.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: mar·row
Pronunciation: 'mar-(")O, -&(-w)
Function: noun
1 :
2 : the substance of the spinal cord
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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marrow mar·row (mār'ō)
n.
- Bone marrow.
- The spinal cord.
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| marrow (mār'ō) Pronunciation Key
See bone marrow. |
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