Bone Marrow Biopsy

A medical procedure to remove a small piece of solid bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones. Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow. using a needle that goes into the marrow of the hip bone. The solid bone marrow is examined for cell abnormalities, the number of different cells and checked for scarring of the bone marrow.

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