/ English Dictionary |
OSTEOGENIC SARCOMA
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
Synonyms:
osteogenic sarcoma; osteosarcoma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("osteogenic sarcoma" is a kind of...):
sarcoma (a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer)