OSTEOGENIC SARCOMA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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