Preferred Label : Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A procedure in which a small sample of bone marrow (soft, sponge-like tissue
in the center of most bones) and bone is removed. A small area of skin and the surface
of the bone underneath are numbed with an anesthetic. Then a special wide needle is
pushed into the bone. A sample of liquid bone marrow is removed with a syringe attached
to the needle. The syringe is then removed and the needle is rotated to remove a sample
of the bone and the bone marrow. Both the bone marrow and bone samples are sent to
a laboratory to be looked at under a microscope.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000669655;
Origin ID : C92958;
UMLS CUI : C0546547;
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