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small–cell lung cancer
noun
Definition of SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER
: cancer of a highly malignant form that affects the lungs, tends to metastasize to other parts of the body, and is characterized by small round or oval cells which resemble oat grains and have little cytoplasm —called also small-cell carcinoma
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First Known Use of SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER
1975
Medical Dictionary
small–cell lung cancer
noun
Medical Definition of SMALL–CELL LUNG CANCER
: cancer of a highly malignant form that affects the lungs, tends to metastasize to other parts of the body, and is characterized by small round or oval cells resembling oat grains and having a high ratio of nuclear protoplasm to cytoplasm—called also oat-cell cancer, oat-cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma, small-cell lung carcinoma
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