osteosarcoma
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os·te·o·sar·co·ma
(ŏs′tē-ō-sär-kō′mə)n. pl. os·te·o·sar·co·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or os·te·o·sar·co·mas
A malignant bone tumor. Also called osteogenic sarcoma.
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osteosarcoma
(ˌɒstɪəʊˌsɑːˈkəʊmə)n, pl -mata (-mətə) or -mas
(Medicine) a common type of bone cancer
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os•te•o•sar•co•ma
(ˌɒs ti oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə)n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə)
a malignant tumor of the bone.
[1800–10]
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osteosarcoma
a malignant bone tumor. Also called osteogenic sarcoma.
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osteosarcoma
Also called osteogenic sarcoma. A form of bone cancer arising in the long bone of a limb. Osteoblasts (bone cells) multiply and form tumors.
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Noun 1. osteosarcoma - malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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os·te·o·sar·co·ma
n. osteosarcoma, sarcoma óseo o que contiene tejido óseo.
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osteosarcoma
n osteosarcoma mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.