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marrowing


Meanings
  • Verb

    The process of extracting marrow from a bone.

    - "After the accident, the paramedics began the painful process of marrowing the victim's leg to extract the bone marrow for a transplant."
    - "The chef used a special tool to marrow the ox bone for the rich and flavorful soup."

Variants
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mar , marred , marring , mars
Etymology
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From Old French marrower, meaning 'to extract marrow'.


Trivia
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  1. Bone marrow is the body's largest organ, producing about 2 million new cells every minute.

  2. Marrowing was once done using a hammer and a metal tube, but now specialized tools are used to make the process less painful and more efficient.


Related Concepts
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  1. Marrow: The soft fatty substance found in the center of bones, rich in nutrients such as stem cells.

  2. Bone marrow transplant: A medical procedure where healthy bone marrow is transplanted into a patient's body to replace their damaged or diseased bone marrow.


Culture
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Marrowing has been used in various cultural contexts, including traditional Chinese medicine and in the production of certain dishes, such as osso buco.

How to Memorize "marrowing"

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    - Visualize the process of extracting marrow from a bone using a special tool.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'marrowing' with the image of a bone being drilled to extract marrow.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'Marrowing' starts with the letter 'M' and is related to 'Marrow'.


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