How to Use bone marrow in a Sentence

bone marrow

noun
  • Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • That wasn’t the case with the stem cells isolated from the bone marrow.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2018
  • In most cases, leukemia starts in the bone marrow and then spreads through the bloodstream.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Those cells, from the bone marrow, produce red and white blood cells.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 16 June 2021
  • Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.
    — NBC News, 6 July 2019
  • The founder, Mansur Khan, died of bone marrow cancer five years ago, at age...
    — Leslie Brody, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2019
  • His son, Nicholas, said the cause was bone marrow cancer.
    — New York Times, 18 May 2021
  • One is strontium-90, which can cause cancer in bones and bone marrow, as well as leukemia.
    — Hart Rapaport, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The drug could be used to replace bone marrow transplants.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The cancer was in his bone marrow and had spread throughout his body.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Acute myeloid leukemia is an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and the blood.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Roasted bone marrow is cooled, carved from the bone and served as nigiri.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Chronic myeloid leukemia is a rare type of cancer of the bone marrow, the Mayo Clinic says.
    — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The lymph system includes the lymph nodes as well as bone marrow, the spleen, and the thymus gland, the Mayo Clinic says.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Benzene has also been linked to leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 3 Dec. 2021
  • By 2010, though, about half of his bone marrow cells were cancer cells.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow, where the blood cells are produced.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Mast cells are white blood cells produced in bone marrow.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024
  • Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that changes how bone marrow functions.
    — Barbara Brody, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In polycythemia vera, the bone marrow makes too much red blood cells.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2021
  • This type of leukemia impact the myeloid stem cells in the bone marrow—the ones that go on to become healthy red and white blood cells, as well as platelets.
    — Barbara Brody, Health.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The bones had marks and cuts suggesting the removal of bone marrow and brain matter.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Gift of Life uses funds raised to add new donors to the worldwide bone marrow registry.
    — Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com, 21 May 2021
  • Those cells begin to build up in the bone marrow and blood, per MedlinePlus.
    — Barbara Brody, Health.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The MSCs were cultured from each patient’s bone marrow via a process that took a few weeks to finish.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, is a form of cancer that starts in the bone marrow and can spread to other parts of the body.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The patient’s own plasma and bone marrow are used to aid healing.
    — Trihealth, Cincinnati.com, 10 July 2018
  • Leukemia is a blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow, which is where your red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are produced.
    — Barbara Brody, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Iron is essential for healthy muscles, bone marrow, and organ function.
    — Johna Burdeos, Health, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Tastes for offal such as tripe, blood, sweetbreads, bone marrow, oxtail, heart and liver vary from person to person, though countries outside the U.S. find far more use for it in their regular cuisines.
    — Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025

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