osteosarcoma

[ os-tee-oh-sahr-koh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural os·te·o·sar·co·mas, os·te·o·sar·co·ma·ta [os-tee-oh-sahr-, koh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a malignant tumor of the bone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteosarcoma¹

First recorded in 1800–10; osteo- + sarcoma

Example Sentences

Doctors soon after diagnosed her with osteosarcoma - a type of bone sarcoma that most affects the knee, thigh or shin bone or upper arm.

From BBC

Destiny Kates, 15, has been battling osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, for more than two years.

From New York Times

Stickles was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, in his left tibia in 2020.

From Seattle Times

The cause of death was complications of osteosarcoma.

From Seattle Times

His death, at Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital in Manhattan, was caused by complications of osteosarcoma, according to a spokesman, Matt Polk.

From New York Times