bone marrow

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Composé de bone et de marrow.

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bone marrow
\bəʊn mærəʊ\
bone marrows
\bəʊn mærəʊz\

bone marrow \bəʊn mærəʊ\

  1. (Biologie) Moelle osseuse.
    • Our bodies still hold plenty of secrets, and scientists have just uncovered a doozy: the lungs play a key role in producing blood. Until now, this task was ascribed solely to bone marrow, but studies on mice [...] have found that, surprisingly, the majority of the body's platelets are produced in the lungs [...]— (Michael Irving, Unexpected new lung function discovered: Making blood le 23 mars 2017)

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