Meaning | The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones. |
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Synonym | marrow |
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Part of | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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immune system | A system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign / foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response |
Narrower | red marrow, red bone marrow | bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells |
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yellow marrow, yellow bone marrow | bone marrow that is yellow with fat |
Broader | connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells |
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Spanish | médula, meollo, tuétano |
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Catalan | medul·la, medul·la òssia, moll |
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Adjectives | myeloid | of or relating to bone marrow |
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myeloid | marrowlike |