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(bone MAYR-oh tranz-plan-TAY-shun)
| | A procedure to replace bone marrow that has been destroyed by treatment with high doses of anticancer drugs or radiation. Transplantation may be autologous (an individual's own marrow saved before treatment), allogeneic (marrow donated by someone else), or syngeneic (marrow donated by an identical twin). |
| Previous Definitions: | bone marrow ablation, bone marrow aspiration, bone marrow biopsy, bone marrow cancer, bone marrow metastasis | | Next Definitions: | bone mass, bone metastasis, bone mineral density, bone mineral density scan, bone scan |
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