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bone marrow — noun 1. the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑marrow • Hypernyms: ↑connective tissue • Hyponyms: ↑red marrow, ↑red bone marrow, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bone marrow — Simplified illustration of cells in bone marrow. Latin medulla ossium Code TA … Wikipedia
bone marrow — n a soft highly vascular modified connective tissue that occupies the cavities and cancellous part of most bones and occurs in two forms: a) a whitish or yellowish bone marrow consisting chiefly of fat cells and predominating in the cavities of… … Medical dictionary
bone marrow — marrow the tissue contained within the internal cavities of the bones. At birth, these cavities are filled entirely with blood forming myeloid tissue (red marrow) but in later life the marrow in the limb bones is replaced by fat (yellow marrow).… … The new mediacal dictionary
bone marrow — marrow1 (def. 1). * * * or myeloid tissue Soft, gelatinous tissue that fills bone cavities. Red bone marrow contains stem cells, progenitor cells, percursor cells, and functional blood cells (see reticuloendothelial system). Lymphocytes mature in … Universalium
yellow bone marrow — noun bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults • Syn: ↑yellow marrow • Hypernyms: ↑marrow, ↑bone marrow … Useful english dictionary
yellow marrow — n BONE MARROW (a) * * * medulla ossium flava … Medical dictionary
Мозг Костный (Bone Marrow, Marrow) — ткань, расположенная в костномозговых полостях. У новорожденного ребенка эти полости целиком заполнены кроветворной миелоидной тканью (myeloid tissue) (красный костный мозг (red marrow)), однако впоследствии с возрастом красный костный мозг в… … Медицинские термины
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
Marrow — The bone marrow. * * * 1. A highly cellular hematopoietic connective tissue filling the medullary cavities and spongy epiphyses of bones; it becomes predominantly fatty with age, particularly in the long bones of the limbs. 2. Any soft gelatinous … Medical dictionary
