Uber Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: June 23, 2026
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002371
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002371
Preferred Name

bone marrow
Definitions
The soft tissue that fills the cavities of bones.
Synonyms
medulla ossea
medulla ossium
medullary bone
medulla of bone
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

All Properties

definition

The soft tissue that fills the cavities of bones.
prefLabel
bone marrow
label
bone marrow
depiction
has_exact_synonym
medulla ossea
medulla ossium
has_related_synonym
medullary bone
medulla of bone
in_subset
treeView
has part
editor note
consider placement of NCIT:C53466 medullary bone
TODO - create superclass for bone marrow / head kidney. both are portions of tissue in the hematopoetic system. also consider adding as subclass of zone of bone organ for consistency with FMA. See also: Leydig and epigonal organs
homology_notes
The bone marrow is the hematopoietic organ in all vertebrates but fishes, in which hematopoiesis occurs in the kidney.[well established][VHOG]
function_notes
In adults, marrow in large bones produces new blood cells[Wikipedia:Bone_marrow]
notation
UBERON:0002371
type
subClassOf
part_of
database_cross_reference
galen:BoneMarrow
NCIT:C12431
MESH:D001853
CALOHA:TS-0087
BTO:0000141
SCTID:421320006
EMAPA:32760
AAO:0011007
MAT:0000084
VHOG:0001218
EFO:0000868
XAO:0000123
MIAA:0000084
BTO:0000829
Wikipedia:Bone_marrow
UMLS:C0005953
EV:0100046
FMA:9608
GAID:1287
MA:0000134
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UBERON:0002371
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