Musculoskeletal
osteosarcoma
os-tee-oh-sar-KOH-muh
StatusNew
Definition
Malignant bone tumor
PathologyMusculoskeletal
Breakdown
Etymology
Greek: oste/o (bone) + sarc/o (flesh) + -oma (tumor)
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os-tee-OT-oh-mee
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mel-uh-NOH-muh
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lih-POH-muh
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