OSTEOSARCOMA

osteosarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma

(noun) malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

osteosarcoma (plural osteosarcomas or osteosarcomata)

A type of cancer of the bone

Source: Wiktionary


Os`te*o*sar*co"ma, n.; pl. Osteosarcomata. Etym: [NL. See Osteo-, and sarcoma.] (Med.)

Definition: A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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