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noun
A type of cancer of the bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences
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noun
malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: osteogenic sarcoma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sarcoma
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3ésth1 Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English sarcoma English osteosarcoma From osteo- + sarcoma.
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