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osteoblastoma

osteoblastoma

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A rare bone growth that is not cancer, often in the spine or long bones of young adults
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːstɪoʊblæˈstoʊmə/
  • Specialized
: osteoblastoma
  • The surgeon diagnosed the swelling as an osteoblastoma after reviewing the biopsy results.

Examples

  • The doctor diagnosed him with an osteoblastoma.

  • Treatment for an osteoblastoma may involve surgical removal of the tumor.

  • Osteoblastoma most often affects young adults and develops in the bones of the spine or legs.

  • She has been experiencing pain due to an osteoblastoma.

  • Osteoblastoma is a rare type of tumor that affects the spine and is usually benign.

  • Young adults should be aware that osteoblastoma can develop in their long bones.

  • After examining the X-ray, the doctor confirmed that the growth was an osteoblastoma.

Surface Forms

osteoblastoma singular
osteoblastomas plural

Morphology

osteoblastoma = osteoblast (opaque) = osteo + blast + oma

The term 'osteoblastoma' is a specialized medical term not easily deduced from its components without specific medical knowledge.

Etymology

Osteoblastoma breaks into three parts: osteo- meaning 'bone', blast meaning 'young cell', and -oma meaning 'tumour'. So an osteoblastoma is a growth of young bone cells, which helps explain why it appears in bone and often affects young people.