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bone marrow
bone marrow
noun
- See marrow 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.
bone marrow
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A bacterial infection in the same leg was eating away at the bone marrow.
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When people donate blood, stem cells in the bone marrow make new blood cells to replace the lost blood - and this could shape the stem cells' genetic diversity.
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Long-term exposure of a year or more could cause issues with blood, bone marrow or the immune system.
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Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that affects blood cells in your bone marrow – usually white blood cells, Blood Cancer UK said.
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He had previously donated bone marrow as part of David's cancer treatment.
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