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osteosarcoma
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os·te·o·sar·co·ma  (st--sär-km)
n. pl. os·te·o·sar·co·ma·ta (-m-t) or os·te·o·sar·co·mas
A malignant bone tumor. Also called osteogenic sarcoma.
osteosarcoma
a malignant bone tumor. Also called osteogenic sarcoma.
See also: Cancer
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Noun1.osteosarcoma - malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
osteogenic sarcoma
sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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