BONE MARROW

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones

Synonyms:

bone marrow; marrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("bone marrow" is a kind of...):

connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bone marrow"):

red bone marrow; red marrow (bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells)

yellow bone marrow; yellow marrow (bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults)

Holonyms ("bone marrow" is a part of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

immune system (a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones

Synonyms:

bone marrow; marrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("bone marrow" is a kind of...):

dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat (something considered choice to eat)

Holonyms ("bone marrow" is a part of...):

marrowbone (a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup)

Credits

Context examples:

A rapidly progressing cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of white blood cells to be produced and enter the blood stream.

(Acute leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

Past studies have shown that tumor cells can be detected in blood and bone marrow by searching for tumor-specific gene sequences.

(Tumor DNA in Blood Reveals Lymphoma Progression, NIH)

Tests that examine the blood and bone marrow diagnose AML.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A type of acute myeloid leukemia, a quickly progressing disease in which too many immature blood-forming cells are found in the blood and bone marrow.

(Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML/RARA, NCI Dictionary)

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of acute myeloid leukemia in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow.

(Acute promyelocytic leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

The characteristic Burkitt cells are seen in the bone marrow and the peripheral blood.

(Adult Burkitt Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the systemic proliferation of NK cells in the peripheral blood, bone marrow, liver, and spleen.

(Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

A progressive, chronic disease in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue and blood is made in organs such as the liver and the spleen, instead of in the bone marrow.

(Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, NCI Dictionary)

An acute myeloid leukemia characterized by bone marrow fibrosis.

(Acute Panmyelosis with Myelofibrosis, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

The bone marrow and the peripheral blood show large myeloblasts with abundant basophilic cytoplasm, often containing azurophilic granules.