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mar⋅row

1  [mar-oh]
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–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

Related forms:
mar⋅row⋅ish, adjective
mar⋅row⋅less, adjective
mar⋅row⋅y, adjective
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mar·row   (mār'ō)   
n.  

  1. Bone marrow.

  2. The spinal cord.

    1. The inmost, choicest, or essential part; the pith.

    2. Strength or vigor; vitality.


[Middle English marow, from Old English mearg.]
mar'row·y adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mar·row
Pronunciation: 'mar-(")O, -&(-w)
Function: noun
1 : BONE MARROW
2 : the substance of the spinal cord
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Medical Dictionary

marrow mar·row (mār'ō)
n.

  1. Bone marrow.

  2. The spinal cord.

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