osteosarcoma

[ os-tee-oh-sahr-koh-muh ]
/ ˌɒs ti oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /

noun, plural os·te·o·sar·co·mas, os·te·o·sar·co·ma·ta [os-tee-oh-sahr-koh-muh-tuh] /ˌɒs ti oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a malignant tumor of the bone.

Origin of osteosarcoma

First recorded in 1800–10; osteo- + sarcoma

Words nearby osteosarcoma

osteoporosis, osteoporotic, osteoprogenitor cell, osteoradionecrosis, osteorrhaphy, osteosarcoma, osteosclerosis, osteosclerosis congenita, osteosis, osteosis cutis, osteosuture

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Medical definitions for osteosarcoma

osteosarcoma
[ ŏs′tē-ō-sär-kō′mə ]

n.

A malignant bone tumor. osteogenic sarcoma