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NCI: A procedure in which a small sample of bone marrow is removed, usually from the hip bone, breastbone, or thigh bone. 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 bone marrow is sent to a laboratory to be looked at under a microscope. This procedure may be done at the same time as a bone marrow biopsy.,NCI: Aspiration of immature hematopoietic elements and blood from the bone marrow. It is done for the evaluation of hematopoietic disorders and for the evaluation of infectious diseases and cytogenetic studies.