bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001164",
  "term": "bone marrow aspiration and biopsy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "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.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/bone-marrow-aspiration-and-biopsy/"
}