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Noun: yellow marrow
  1. Bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults
    "Yellow marrow can be converted back to red marrow in times of severe blood loss";
    - yellow bone marrow

Derived forms: yellow marrows

Type of: bone marrow, marrow

Encyclopedia: Yellow marrow