Definition of Osteosarcoma

1. Noun. Malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur.

Exact synonyms: Osteogenic Sarcoma
Generic synonyms: Sarcoma

Definition of Osteosarcoma

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

Definition of Osteosarcoma

1. Noun. A type of cancer of the bone ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Osteosarcoma

1. [n -MATA or -MAS]

Medical Definition of Osteosarcoma

1. Malignant tumour of bone (probably neoplasia of osteocytes). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteosarcoma

osteopontins
osteoporoses
osteoporosis
osteoporotic
osteoporotic marrow defect
osteoprogenitor
osteoprogenitor cell
osteoprogenitors
osteoprotegerin
osteoprotegerins
osteopterygious
osteoradiologist
osteoradiology
osteoradionecrosis
osteorrhaphy
osteosarcoma (current term)
osteosarcomas
osteosarcomata
osteoscleroses
osteosclerosis
osteosclerosis congenita
osteoses
osteosis
osteosis cutis
osteosis eburnisans monomelica
osteosises

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