small-cell lung cancer
small–cell lung cancer
nounDefinition 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
First Known Use of SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER
1975
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