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bone marrow

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Term info

Label

bone marrow

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

definition

The soft tissue that fills the cavities of bones.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Gray72-en.svg

editor note

consider placement of NCIT:C53466 medullary bone, TODO - create superclass for bone marrow / head kidney. both are portions of tissue in the hematopoetic system. also consider adding as subclass of zone of bone organ for consistency with FMA. See also: Leydig and epigonal organs

function notes

In adults, marrow in large bones produces new blood cells[Wikipedia:Bone_marrow]

has exact synonym

medulla ossium, medulla ossea

has related synonym

medulla of bone, medullary bone

homology notes

The bone marrow is the hematopoietic organ in all vertebrates but fishes, in which hematopoiesis occurs in the kidney.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0002371

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl