bone marrow
/ˈbəʊn ˌmæɹəʊ/US/ˈboʊn ˌmɛɚoʊ/
bone marrow noun: the fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

Noun
bone marrow (usually uncountable, plural bone marrows)
bone marrow meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
bone marrow in Hindi
- bone marrow
- अस्थि मज्जा asthi majjā, मज्जा majjā
bone marrow in Tamil
- bone marrow
- எலும்பு மச்சை elumpu maccai
bone marrow in Bengali
- bone marrow
- অস্থি মজ্জা osthi mojja
bone marrow in Telugu
- bone marrow
- ఎముక మజ్జ emuka majja
More languagesFewer languages
- bone marrow in Malayalam
- അസ്ഥിമജ്ജ asthimajja
- bone marrow in Kannada
- ಎಲುಬು ಮಜ್ಜೆ elubu majje
- bone marrow in Tagalog
- bulalo, utik
- bone marrow in Arabic
- نُخَاع nuḵāʕ, نُخَاع العَظْم nuḵāʕ al-ʕaẓm, نِقْي niqy, نِقْي اَلْعَظْم niqy al-ʕaẓm
- bone marrow in Malay
- sumsum tulang
- bone marrow in Indonesian
- sumsum tulang
- bone marrow in Persian
- مغز استخوان maġz-e ostoxân
- bone marrow in Thai
- ไขกระดูก kǎi-grà-dùuk
- bone marrow in Vietnamese
- tủy xương
- bone marrow in Myanmar
- ရိုးတွင်းခြင်ဆီ rui:twang:hkranghci
Forms of bone marrow
| plural | bone marrows |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bonemarrow |
Questions about bone marrow
- What does bone marrow mean?
- Bone marrow means the fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.
- What is bone marrow in Hindi?
- Bone marrow in Hindi is अस्थि मज्जा (asthi majjā), मज्जा (majjā). See Bone marrow meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bone marrow?
- Bone marrow is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bone marrow?
- Bone marrow is pronounced /ˈbəʊn ˌmæɹəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bone marrow?
- The plural of bone marrow is bone marrows.
Words near bone marrow in the dictionary
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