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Bone marrow transplant

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A bone marrow transplant is a medical procedure performed to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. The process involves infusing these healthy cells into the patient's bloodstream, where they migrate to the bone marrow and begin producing new blood cells.

Course connection

Topic 18.2: 18.2 Production of the Formed Elements

Unit 18

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