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bone marrow aspiration (bone MAYR-oh as-pih-RAY-shun)

 The removal of a small sample of bone marrow (usually from the hip) through a needle for examination under a microscope.

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Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy; drawing shows a patient lying face down on a table and a Jamshidi needle (a long, hollow needle) being inserted into the hip bone. Inset shows the Jamshidi needle being inserted through the skin into the bone marrow of the hip bone.

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