Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Myelosuppression is when bone marrow can't make enough blood cells.

Blood is a specialised fluid that supplies nutrients and oxygen to the various organs, muscles and tissues of the body. It also transports metabolic waste products and carbon dioxide away from them.

Bone marrow is a spongy tissue found inside some of your bones. Your body uses it to make white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Bone marrow is the soft tissue in your bones that makes and ...

Aplastic anemia is when your bone marrow can’t make enough healthy blood cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. A CBC measures blood cell levels and is used to diagnose ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways Bone marrow fills the cavities in your bones and produces blood ...

Your body makes three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Pancytopenia is when you have abnormally low amounts of all three. It can be caused by diseases, ...

There are four components - or parts - of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. Blood carries things you need, like oxygen and glucose, and waste products, such as ...

Traditionally, it was the RBC (red blood cell) with its representative haemoglobin that held centerstage, and all tests and treatment were focused on that. With the advent of immunity and bodily ...