RED BONE MARROW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red bone marrow mean? 

• RED BONE MARROW (noun)
  The noun RED BONE MARROW has 1 sense:

1. bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells

  Familiarity information: RED BONE MARROW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED BONE MARROW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

red bone marrow; red marrow

Hypernyms ("red bone marrow" is a kind of...):

bone marrow; marrow (the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones)

 Context examples 

A form of mineral iron for oral administration, Ferrous Gluconate is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and combines with apoferritin to form ferritin, which is stored in the liver, spleen, red bone marrow, and intestinal mucosa.

(Ferrous Gluconate, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfate salt of mineral iron formulated for oral administration and used as a dietary supplement, ferrous sulfate is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and combines with apoferritin to form ferritin, which is stored in the liver, spleen, red bone marrow, and intestinal mucosa.

(Ferrous sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)