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bone marrow biopsy (bone MAYR-oh BY-op-see)

 The removal of a sample of tissue from the bone marrow with 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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