marrow
Inside the bone
Marrow is the soft, fatty tissue inside bones that produces blood cells.
By extension, marrow means the innermost or essential part of something: chilled to the marrow, the marrow of the argument.
In British English, marrow also refers to a large, elongated squash similar to zucchini: stuffed marrow for Sunday dinner.
Flatten by pressure
- zucchiniElongated green summer squash
- courgetteEdible green summer squash
- cucurbitGourd family plant
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
garden · harvest · summer · roasted · baked · stuffed · allotment · British
Central essential portion
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- pithCore or crux
- cruxMost important point
- gistCentral meaning distilled
heart · kernel · substance · soul · spirit · root · foundation · bedrock
Essential animating element
- vigorActive physical strength
- energyPower to do work
- strengthPower to exert force
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
resilience · nourishment · sustenance · vitality · life force · invigorate · replenish · restore
Blood cell production process
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- spongySoft and absorbent
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- osteoclastsBone-resorbing cells
red blood cells · white blood cells · platelets · myeloid · lymphoid · bone density · periosteum · hematology
squash
Flatten by pressure
gourd · garden · harvest · summer · roasted · baked · stuffed · allotment · British · heirloom
core
Central essential portion
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- pithCore or crux
- cruxMost important point
gist · heart · kernel · substance · soul · spirit · root · foundation · bedrock · backbone
lifeblood
Essential animating element
fortitude · resilience · nourishment · sustenance · vitality · life force · invigorate · replenish · restore · nurture
hematopoiesis
Blood cell production process
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- spongySoft and absorbent
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
osteoclasts · red blood cells · white blood cells · platelets · myeloid · lymphoid · bone density · periosteum · hematology · biopsy
marrowbone
Hard skeletal tissue
cortex · periosteum · shell · cartilage · exoskeleton
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- bone marrow transplantInfusing healthy hematopoietic cells
- marrow boneBone containing soft tissue
- bone marrow donorOne who gives transplant tissue
- bone marrow biopsyTissue sample from skeleton's interior
- red marrowBlood-forming bone tissue