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  2. Bone marrow is the soft center of the bones in your body. Bone marrow is necessary to create components of your blood and store fat. The best way to keep your bone marrow healthy is to support the parts of your body that your bone marrow produces, like your blood, muscles and bones.

  3. Bone marrow Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    noun. : a soft highly vascular modified connective tissue that occupies the cavities of most bones and occurs in two forms: a. : one that is yellowish, consists chiefly of fat cells, and is found especially in the cavities of long bones. b.

  4. What Is Bone Marrow, and What Does It Do? - Healthline

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    The bone marrow is the spongy tissue on the inside of your bones. It produces blood cells and later becomes responsible for storing fat and certain stem cells. A bone marrow...

  5. Bone marrow - Wikipedia

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    Bone marrow is a semi-solid tissue found within the spongy (also known as cancellous) portions of bones. [2] In birds and mammals, bone marrow is the primary site of new blood cell production (or haematopoiesis). [3] It is composed of hematopoietic cells, marrow adipose tissue, and supportive stromal cells.

  6. Bone marrow, which is located within the bones, is a soft and flexible connective tissue that plays a vital function as the primary site of blood cell production. Bone marrow consists of both cellular and non-cellular components and is responsible for performing its functions.

  7. Bone marrow | Function, Types, & Diseases | Britannica

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    bone marrow, soft, gelatinous tissue that fills the cavities of the bones. Bone marrow is either red or yellow, depending upon the preponderance of hematopoietic (red) or fatty (yellow) tissue.

  8. Definition of bone marrow - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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    bone marrow. (bone MAYR-oh) The soft, spongy tissue that has many blood vessels and is found in the center of most bones. There are two types of bone marrow: red and yellow. Red bone marrow contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.

  9. Bone marrow: Function, diseases, transplants, and donation

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    Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside some of the bones in the body, including the hip and thigh bones. Bone marrow contains immature cells called stem cells. These can...

  10. Bone marrow is a soft, spongy tissue found within the hollow cavities of bones. It is a crucial component of the body’s hematopoietic system, responsible for producing blood cells.

  11. Structure. Bones consist of three types of cells: osteocytes (make up mature and hard bones), osteoblasts (cells that turn into bone), and osteoclasts (which break down and recycle bone material)....