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 thebone
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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Examples
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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.
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“It’s called osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer that kids get.”
The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith 2008
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“It’s called osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer that kids get.”
The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith 2008
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“It’s called osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer that kids get.”
The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith 2008
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“It’s called osteosarcoma, which is a type of bone cancer that kids get.”
The Comeback Season Jennifer E. Smith 2008
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(END VIDEO CLIP) GUPTA: You may not know but Teddy Junior had osteosarcoma, which is another type of cancer.
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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
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During the drug testing process, the medicine in FORTEO caused some rats to develop a bone cancer called osteosarcoma.
unknown title 2011
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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 ...
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