Bone marrow: The soft blood-forming tissue that fills the cavities of bones and contains fat and immature and mature blood cells, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Diseases or drugs that affect the bone marrow can affect the total counts of these cells.one marrow: The soft blood-forming tissue that fills the cavities of bones and contains fat and immature and mature blood cells, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Diseases or drugs that affect the bone marrow can affect the total counts of these cells.
hooks (left) and loops (right). Velcro is a brandname and trademark owned by the Velcro Companies for hook-and-loop fasteners. Hook-and-loop fasteners have a hook side, which is a piece of fabric covered with tiny hooks, and a loop side, which is covered with even smaller and hairier loops.
Dr. Reid said that the Sleeve is custom made for each patient, with Velcro straps to adjust the pressure, based on readings from a small compression gauge. We think it is critical to be able to adjust the pressure, since it is a fairly narrow range that provides the right pressure for a patient, he said.