Definition of Marrow

the center soft part of the bone that produces blood cells

Examples of Marrow in a sentence

When the bone broke, it exposed the marrow to the germs which might have led to an infection.  🔊

Since cancer was detected in the marrow of the bone, a transplant was needed to save the man’s life.  🔊

A biopsy was performed by taking a sample of the infected marrow from the bone.  🔊

Dr. Phillips inserted the needle through the bone into the marrow to extract a sample of the blood cells.  🔊

In anatomy class, students were required to dissect the diseased bone by breaking it to analyze the marrow.  🔊

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