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marrow
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14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. marrow
  2. marrow bean
  3. marrow cabbage
  4. marrow kale
  5. marrow scoop
  6. marrow squash
  7. marrow-stem kale
  8. bone marrow
  9. bush marrow
  10. half-marrow
  11. Italian vegetable marrow
  12. red marrow
  13. spinal marrow
  14. vegetable marrow

1mar·row

noun \ˈmer-(ˌ)ō, ˈma-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of MARROW

1
a : bone marrow
b : the substance of the spinal cord
2
a : the choicest of food
b : the seat of animal vigor
c : the inmost, best, or essential part : core <personal liberty is the marrow of the American tradition — Clinton Rossiter>
3
chiefly British : vegetable marrow
— mar·rowy \ˈmar-ə-wē\ adjective

Origin of MARROW

Middle English marowe, from Old English mearg; akin to Old High German marag marrow, Sanskrit majjan
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

2marrow

noun

Definition of MARROW

chiefly Scottish
: one of a pair

Origin of MARROW

Middle English marwe, marrow
First Known Use: 1516

Rhymes with MARROW

arrow, barrow, farrow, harrow, narrow

mar·row

noun \ˈmar-(ˌ)ō, -ə(-w)\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MARROW

1
: bone marrow
2
: the substance of the spinal cord

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