Meanings
nounbone marrow (usually uncountable, plural bone marrows)
plural bone marrows · alternative bonemarrow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
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Translations
Afrikaans beenmurg
- beenmurgbone marrow
Arabic نُخَاع, نُخَاع العَظْم
- نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ)bone marrow
- نُخَاع العَظْم (nuḵāʕ al-ʕaẓm)bone marrow
- نِقْي (niqy)bone marrow
- نِقْي اَلْعَظْم (niqy al-ʕaẓm)bone marrow
Basque hezur-muin
- hezur-muinbone marrow
Bengali অস্থি মজ্জা
- অস্থি মজ্জা (osthi mojja)bone marrow
Bulgarian ко́стен мо́зък
- ко́стен мо́зък (kósten mózăk)bone marrow
Catalan medul·la òssia, bessó
- medul·la òssiabone marrow
- bessóbone marrow
- medul·labone marrow
- moll (de l'os)bone marrow
Chinese Mandarin 骨髓, 髓
- 骨髓 (gǔsuǐ)bone marrow
- 髓 (suǐ)bone marrow
Czech kostní dřeň, morek
- kostní dřeňbone marrow
- morekbone marrow
Danish knoglemarv, marv
- knoglemarvbone marrow
- marvbone marrow
Dutch beenmerg, merg
- beenmergbone marrow
- mergbone marrow
Esperanto osta medolo, medolo
- osta medolobone marrow
- medolobone marrow
Estonian luuüdi, üdi
- luuüdibone marrow
- üdibone marrow
- kondiüdibone marrow
Finnish luuydin
- luuydinbone marrow
French moelle osseuse, moelle
- moelle osseusebone marrow
- moellebone marrow
German Knochenmark, Mark
- Knochenmarkbone marrow
- Markbone marrow
Greek μεδούλι
- μεδούλι (medoúli)bone marrow
Hebrew מֹחַ עֶצֶם
- מֹחַ עֶצֶם (móaḥ 'étzem)bone marrow
Hindi अस्थि मज्जा, मज्जा
- अस्थि मज्जा (asthi majjā)bone marrow
- मज्जा (majjā)bone marrow
Hungarian csontvelő, velő
- csontvelőbone marrow
- velőbone marrow
Icelandic beinmergur
- beinmergurbone marrow
Indonesian sumsum tulang
- sumsum tulangbone marrow
Irish smior
- smiorbone marrow
Italian midollo osseo, midollo
- midollo osseobone marrow
- midollobone marrow
Japanese 骨髄, 髄
- 骨髄 (kotsuzui)bone marrow
- 髄 (sune)bone marrow
Korean 골수
- 골수 (golsu)bone marrow
Latin medulla ossium, medulla
- medulla ossiumbone marrow
- medullabone marrow
Latvian kaulu smadzenes
- kaulu smadzenesbone marrow
Lithuanian kaulų čiulpai
- kaulų čiulpaibone marrow
Malay sumsum tulang
- sumsum tulangbone marrow
Māori mongamonga, waimongamonga
- mongamongabone marrow
- waimongamongabone marrow
Norwegian Bokmål beinmarg, benmarg
- beinmargbone marrow
- benmargbone marrow
Persian مغز استخوان
- مغز استخوان (maġz-e ostoxân)bone marrow
Polish szpik kostny, szpik
- szpik kostnybone marrow
- szpikbone marrow
Portuguese medula óssea, medula
- medula ósseabone marrow
- medulabone marrow
- tutanobone marrow
Romanian măduvă osoasă, măduvă
- măduvă osoasăbone marrow
- măduvăbone marrow
Russian ко́стный мозг
- ко́стный мозг (kóstnyj mozg)bone marrow
Slovak kostná dreň, špik
- kostná dreňbone marrow
- špikbone marrow
Spanish meollo, tuétano
- meollobone marrow
- tuétanobone marrow
- médulabone marrow
- médula óseabone marrow
Swahili uboho
- ubohobone marrow
Swedish benmärg, märg
- benmärgbone marrow
- märgbone marrow
Tagalog bulalo, utik
- bulalobone marrow
- utikbone marrow
Tamil எலும்பு மச்சை
- எலும்பு மச்சை (elumpu maccai)bone marrow
Thai ไขกระดูก
- ไขกระดูก (kǎi-grà-dùuk)bone marrow
Turkish kemik iliği, ilik
- kemik iliğibone marrow
- ilikbone marrow
Ukrainian кістко́вий мо́зок
- кістко́вий мо́зок (kistkóvyj mózok)bone marrow
Vietnamese tủy xương
- tủy xươngbone marrow
Welsh mêr
- mêrbone marrow
Yiddish מאַרך
- מאַרך (markh)bone marrow
Cite this entry
APA
bone marrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20marrow
MLA
“bone marrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20marrow. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone marrow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20marrow.
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