osteosarcoma

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

noun

Pathology.

plural

osteosarcomas, osteosarcomata 

1. a malignant tumor of the bone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteosarcoma¹

First recorded in 1800–10; osteo- + sarcoma

Example Sentences

Aiden Waller, 15, from Essex, died in February after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma three years ago, a rare and aggressive bone cancer.

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Riley was first diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2023 and had his lower leg amputated.

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

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

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

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