osteosarcoma

noun os·te·o·sar·co·ma \-sär-ˈkō-mə\

plural os·te·o·sar·co·mas also os·te·o·sar·co·ma·ta \-mə-tə\

Definition of OSTEOSARCOMA

: a sarcoma derived from bone or containing bone tissue

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1826

Medical Dictionary

noun os·teo·sar·co·ma \-sär-ˈkō-mə\

plural os·teo·sar·co·mas also os·teo·sar·co·ma·ta \-mət-ə\

: a sarcoma derived from bone or containing bone tissue—called also osteogenic sarcoma

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