NCIt synonyms : Marrow Transplantation; Bone Marrow Transplant; Bone Marrow Grafting;
NCIt related terms : Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant; BMT; Bone Marrow;
NCIt definition : A procedure to replace diseased bone marrow with transplanted healthy bone marrow
cells.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: 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).; CTEP: High dose chemotherapy combined with transplantation of bone marrow cells.; NICHD: A therapeutic procedure that involves the transplantation of bone marrow from
a donor to a recipient.; CDISC: A therapeutic procedure to replace diseased or pathologic bone marrow with
transplanted, healthy bone marrow cells.;