bone marrow
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1. the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | connective tissue, |
| definition | : | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | red bone marrow, red marrow, |
| definition | : | bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | bone, os, |
| definition | : | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | immune system, |
| definition | : | a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response (noun.body) |
2. very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones (noun.food)
| part meronym | : | marrowbone, |
| definition | : | a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup (noun.food) |
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