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noun

Anatomy. a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production.

the inmost or essential part: to pierce to the marrow of a problem.

strength or vitality: Fear took the marrow out of him.

rich and nutritious food.

Chiefly British. vegetable marrow.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English mar(o)we, Old English mearg; cognate with Dutch merg, German Mark, Old Norse mergr

Related forms

mar·row·ish, adjective

mar·row·less, adjective

mar·row·y, adjective

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a group of cells or organ producing a secretion or selectively removing, altering or concentrating materials from blood for elimination from the body

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Bone marrow culture is an examination of the soft, fatty tissue found inside certain bones.

The bone marrow was the source of the stem cells that made the procedure newsworthy.

Bones are smashed with rocks and the marrow sucked out.

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Bone marrow culture is an examination of the soft, fatty tissue found inside certain bones.

The bone marrow was the source of the stem cells that made the procedure newsworthy.

Bones are smashed with rocks and the marrow sucked out.

The discovery that skin and bone marrow cells can transform into neurons raises hopes--and many questions.

But researchers in various labs are making progress towards milder methods of cleaning bone marrow that humans could tolerate.

Using a long thin knife, cut around the inside surface of the bone, and push out the marrow in one.

Unlike falciparum, vivax infects only the youngest red blood cells, those freshly emerged from bone marrow.

Cut marks suggest that stone tools were used to remove the flesh from the bones and to extract marrow.

Bone marrow transplants for cancer patients are basically stem cell therapy.

Bone marrow grows inside some of the larger bones in the body.

Cancellous bone provides the framework on which bone marrow cells grow and also makes essential minerals available to the body.

Benetti has also had success with cells taken from bone marrow.

Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells.

The group chose fat stem cells over those from bone marrow largely because of the ease of access.

They then filled the spinal cavity around the injured area with blocks of hydrogel laced with stem cells from rat bone marrow.

Researchers have discovered that bone marrow harbors cells that can repair the pancreas and produce insulin.

The company isolates, cultures and processes adult stem cells from a patient's bone marrow or synovial fluid.

Gervais wrung bitter laughs from the marrow of his needy, narcisstic losers.

Bone marrow is spongy tissue found inside bones that contains stem cells that produce the body's blood cells.

The best treatment for the disease is a bone marrow transplant from an immunologically matched sibling.

They primarily fed on soft tissues and typically didn't bother with cracking open bones for the marrow inside.

The cause was a complication from a bone marrow transplant for the marrow disorder myelodysplasia, the university said.

Fillet steaks were sliced from the spine and the bones were smashed to get out the marrow.

Doctors tried everything to rehydrate her, including sticking a bone marrow needle into her tibia to inject fluids.

The bone marrow can be suppressed by radiation and by a wide variety of other drugs and toxic chemicals.

Secondary aplastic anemia is a failure of the bone marrow to make enough blood cells.

Sundt died of bone marrow cancer, from which he had been suffering for the last seven years.

Stem cells, particularly in the form of bone marrow transplants, are already used in medicine.

To restore it, doctors usually remove some of the patient's own bone marrow before treatment, and return it to her afterward.

Idiopathic aplastic anemia is a condition in which the bone marrow fails to properly make blood cells.

Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue in the center of bones.

At this time, the only chance for cure for sickle cell disease is bone marrow or stem cell transplantation.

The last desperate hope was a second bone marrow transplant.

Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood.

Stem cells in the bone marrow are believed to give rise to all the circulating blood cells in the immune and blood systems.

Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy are routinely performed to determine whether the disease has spread.

These cells are found in the bone marrow and other parts.

Another bone marrow test is sometimes done about a week later to confirm the first results.

First, there is an insufficient supply of iron, which causes iron stores in the bone marrow to be depleted.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun Scot. and North England.

a partner; fellow worker.

a spouse; helpmate.

a companion; close friend.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English marwe fellow worker, partner, perhaps < Old Norse margr friendly, literally, many

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World English Dictionary

marrow¹ (ˈmærəʊ)

—n
1.	the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
2.	the vital part; essence
3.	vitality
4.	rich food
5.	(Brit) short for vegetable marrow

[Old English mærg; related to Old Frisian merg, Old Norse mergr]

'marrowy¹

—*adj*

marrow² (ˈmærəʊ, -rə)

—n
	dialect chiefly (Northeast English), (Durham) a companion, esp a workmate

[C15 marwe fellow worker, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic margr friendly]

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Word Origin & History

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.

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Medical Dictionary

marrow mar·row (mār'ō)
n.

Bone marrow.
The spinal cord.

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Science Dictionary

marrow (mār'ō) Pronunciation Key
See bone marrow.

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Cultural Dictionary

marrow definition

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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