bone marrow biopsy
Skeletal core sampling
A bone marrow biopsy is a medical procedure in which a needle extracts a small sample of bone marrow—the soft tissue inside bones where blood cells are produced.
Doctors use it to diagnose blood disorders, cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, and unexplained anemia.
The sample is typically taken from the hip bone: The bone marrow biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.
- blood cellsCirculating microscopic body components
- white blood cellsPathogen-fighting components of plasma
- red blood cellsOxygen-transporting components of circulation
- cell countEnumeration of biological units
- aspiratePronounce with expelled breath
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- medical proceduressurgery, transplant, bypass surgery, heart surgery, brain surgery
- proceduresprocedure, surgery, procedures, process, autopsy
- hematologyblood smear, leukemia, lymphoma, anemia, hemoglobin
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- bone marrowaspiration, hematopoiesis, stem cells, engraftment, cord blood
- needle proceduresphlebotomy, blood draw, injection, lumbar puncture, spinal tap
bone marrow biopsysaliva test
Diagnostic using mouth fluid
cheek swab · stool sample · blood pressure reading · temperature check · observation
bone marrow biopsyMRI scan
Magnetic body imaging procedure
CT scan · X-ray · ultrasound · PET scan · complete blood count