Osteosarcoma
[os-tee-oh-sahr-koh-muh] /ˌɒs ti oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə/
noun, plural osteosarcomas, osteosarcomata
[os-tee-oh-sahr-koh-muh-tuh] /ˌɒs ti oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology.
1.
a malignant tumor of the bone.
osteosarcoma os·te·o·sar·co·ma (ŏs’tē-ō-sär-kō’mə)
n.
A malignant bone tumor. Also called osteogenic sarcoma.
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