ilikilerinde

Ilikilerinde is a Turkish locative construction commonly translated as “in the bone marrow” or, depending on context, “in their bone marrow.” The phrase is built from the noun ilik (bone marrow) and the locative suffix -inde or -lerinde, and it appears in medical texts as well as literary or descriptive Turkish. It is not a standalone anatomical term but a grammatical expression used to specify location within bone marrow.

In medical and biological contexts, iliklerinde can designate the site of tissue, cellular activity, or procedures within bone marrow. The bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones responsible for hematopoiesis, producing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. In humans, red marrow is predominant in younger individuals and gradually diminishes with age, being largely replaced by yellow marrow in many bones; nonetheless, active hematopoietic activity remains a feature of bone marrow in specific bones throughout adulthood. The phrase thus frequently appears in descriptions of diagnostic procedures such as bone marrow aspiration or biopsy, where the location within the marrow is clinically relevant.

Beyond technical usage, iliklerinde can occur in Turkish literature and rhetoric to evoke themes of origin, vitality, or the core essence of a person or thing, similar to phrases meaning “at the core.” The exact interpretation depends on surrounding grammatical markers and the broader textual context. See also bone marrow, hematopoiesis, Turkish language.