bone marrow biopsy

collocation in English

meaningsofbone,marrowandbiopsy

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bone
noun[C or U]
uk
/bəʊn/us
/boʊn/
any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up ...
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marrow
noun
uk
/ˈmær.əʊ/us
/ˈmer.oʊ/
soft tissue containing a lot of fat in the centre of ...
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biopsy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaɪ.ɒp.si/us
/ˈbaɪ.ɑːp.si/
the process of removing and examining a small amount of tissue from a sick person, in order to discover more about ...
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(Definition ofbone,marrowandbiopsyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A bonemarrowbiopsywas not performed.
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A bonemarrowbiopsyprovides a sample of bone marrow, usually from the back of the pelvis bone.
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Often, leukemia may be suspected on the basis of low platelets and infections, and bonemarrowbiopsymay be performed.
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Diagnosis is typically by blood tests or bonemarrowbiopsy.
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X-rays, ultrasound, blood analysis, and bonemarrowbiopsyreveal other locations of the cancer.
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When the diagnosis is uncertain, or serious causes are suspected, bonemarrowbiopsyis often necessary.
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A bonemarrowbiopsyis usually performed to estimate the percentage of bone marrow occupied by plasma cells.
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However, since the diagnosis depends on the exclusion of other causes of a low platelet count, additional investigations (such as a bonemarrowbiopsy) may be necessary in some cases.
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The definitive diagnosis is by bonemarrowbiopsy; normal bone marrow has 30-70% blood stem cells, but in aplastic anemia, these cells are mostly gone and replaced by fat.
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These applications included vascular access, bone marrow biopsies and aspirations, regenerative medicine and more.
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It is the most commonly used needle for performing bone marrow biopsies.
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