Osteosarcoma


Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Osteosarcoma \Os`te*o*sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. Osteosarcomata. [NL.
See Osteo-, and sarcoma.] (Med.)
A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a
deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.
[1913 Webster]
Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
osteosarcoma
n 1: malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young
adults where it tends to affect the femur [syn:
osteosarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma]
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