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be chilled to the bone/marrow to be very cold After an hour standing at the bus stop I was chilled to the bone. be chilled/frozen to the marrow (British & Australian) to be extremely cold See chill to the bone, be chilled to the boneUsage notes: Marrow is the soft material in the middle of your bones. After an hour on the mountain, we were chilled to the marrow. See also: chill chill somebody to the bone/marrow to make someone feel very frightened The sound of scraping at the window chilled me to the bone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bone marrow acts as one of the body's most prolific stem cell factories, pumping out cells that circulate to different parts of the body through the bloodstream. But, at only 40 years old, both Joseph and Myrna have survived cancer and bone marrow transplants. Stem cells extracted from bone marrow may help prevent relapses in people recovering from leukaemia. |
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