Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A malignant bone tumor.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A tumor composed of intermingled bony and sarcomatous tissue.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A type of cancer of the bone

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur

Etymologies

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osteo- +‎ sarcoma

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Examples

  • If osteosarcoma is suspected based on X-rays or other imaging tests, a sample of the tumor (a biopsy) will be examined under the microscope to confirm the diagnosis.

    Bone Cancer in Children 2009

  • “It’s called osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer that kids get.”

    The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith 2008

  • “It’s called osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer that kids get.”

    The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith 2008

  • “It’s called osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer that kids get.”

    The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith 2008

  • “It’s called osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer that kids get.”

    The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith 2008

  • (END VIDEO CLIP) GUPTA: You may not know but Teddy Junior had osteosarcoma, which is another type of cancer.

    CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2009 2009

  • During the drug testing process, the medicine in FORTEO caused some rats to develop a bone cancer called osteosarcoma.

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  • It ended up being a disease called osteosarcoma bone cancer, which is a rare form of mainly childhood bone cancer.

    News 2011

  • During the drug testing process, the medicine in FORTEO caused some rats to develop a bone cancer called osteosarcoma.

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  • The 12-year NBA veteran from the University of Oklahoma was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, which is also known as cancer in ...

    BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs 2009

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