osteosarcoma
osteosarcoma · osteosarcomas · osteosarcomata
A type of cancer of the boneA type of cancer of the bone.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of cancer of the bone.
More definitions
- malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: osteosarcomas / osteosarcomata| Singular | osteosarcoma |
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| Plural | osteosarcomas / osteosarcomata |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur:osteogenic sarcoma
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedosteosarcomagenesis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular