red marrow

noun

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Radiologists who studied the MRIs found that girls with anorexia had very high fat content in their knees and less than half as much healthy red marrow. Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2010

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First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of red marrow was in 1900

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“Red marrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20marrow. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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