- osteogenic sarcoma
- A cancer of the bone that usually affects the large bones of the arm or leg. It occurs most commonly in young people and affects more males than females. Also called osteosarcoma.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
osteogenic sarcoma
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osteogenic sarcoma — [äs΄tē ō jen′ik] n. OSTEOSARCOMA * * * … Universalium
osteogenic sarcoma — n OSTEOSARCOMA * * * see osteosarcoma * * * osteosarcoma … Medical dictionary
osteogenic sarcoma — [äs΄tē ō jen′ik] n. OSTEOSARCOMA … English World dictionary
osteogenic sarcoma — noun malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur • Syn: ↑osteosarcoma • Hypernyms: ↑sarcoma * * * noun : osteosarcoma … Useful english dictionary
osteogenic sarcoma — noun Date: circa 1923 osteosarcoma … New Collegiate Dictionary
osteogenic sarcoma — osteosarcoma … The new mediacal dictionary
osteogenic — os·teo·gen·ic .äs tē ə jen ik also os·teo·ge·net·ic jə net ik adj 1) of, relating to, or functioning in osteogenesis esp producing bone <the osteogenic layer of the periosteum> 2) originating in bone * * * adj. arising in, derived from, or… … Medical dictionary
osteogenic — adj. arising in, derived from, or composed of any of the tissues that are concerned with the production of bone. An osteogenic sarcoma (see osteosarcoma) affects bone producing cells … The new mediacal dictionary
sarcoma — A connective tissue neoplasm, usually highly malignant, formed by proliferation of mesodermal cells. [G. sarkoma, a fleshy excrescence, fr. sarx, flesh, + oma, tumor] alveolar soft part s. a malignant … Medical dictionary
osteogenicsarcoma — osteogenic sarcoma n. See osteosarcoma. * * * … Universalium
