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yellow marrow
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | yellow marrow - bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adultsyellow bone marrowbone marrow, marrow - the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones |
EncyclopediaSeebone marrowYellow Marrow
One of two types of bone marrow—the other is red—which, like red, contains abundant capillaries, as well as specialised lipid storage tissue but, unlike red marrow, no haematopoietic tissue. Yellow marrow is found in middle of long bones and, in the face of severe blood loss, is converted to haematopoietic red marrowyellow marrow
Related to yellow marrow: yellow bone marrow, red marrowSynonyms for yellow marrownoun bone marrow that is yellow with fatSynonymsRelated Words |