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bone cancer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: cancer des os — disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones
  • French: cancer osseux — disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones
  • German: Knochenkrebs — disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones
  • Hungarian: csontrák — disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones
  • Portuguese: câncer de osso — disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones
  • Swahili: saratani ya mifupa — disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones
  • Swahili: kansa ya mifupa — disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones