OSTEOSARCOMA - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur

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	Synonyms:	osteogenic sarcoma

	See Also:	sarcoma

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Os`teosar*co"ma\, n.; pl. {Osteosarcomata}. [NL. See {Osteo-}, and {sarcoma}.] (Med.) A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	A cancer of the bone that is most common in children. Also called osteogenic sarcoma.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A common malignant (cancerous) bone tumor which generally affects the large long bones. Symptoms include pain, swelling, reduced joint mobility, and increased bone fractures. An osteosarcoma is a bone cancer.