osteosarcoma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
    osteogenic sarcoma.

WordNet

Os`te*o*sar*co"ma noun
Etymology
NL. See Osteo-, and sarcoma.
Wordforms
plural Osteosarcomata
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.

Webster 1913