Definition of Oat cell carcinoma

1. Noun. Highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas.

Exact synonyms: Small Cell Carcinoma
Generic synonyms: Carcinoma

Medical Definition of Oat cell carcinoma

1. An anaplastic, highly malignant, and usually bronchogenic carcinoma composed of small ovoid cells with very scanty cytoplasm; this carcinoma and small round cell carcinoma's comprise over one-third of carcinoma's of the lung. Synonym: small cell carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oat Cell Carcinoma

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oath
oathable
oaths
oatlike
oatmeal
oatmeal
oatmeal-tomato paste agar
oatmeals
oatmeal cookie
oats
oats
oat cell
oat cell cancer
oat cell carcinoma (current term)
oat cell carcinoma (current term)
oaves
OAV syndrome
Oaxaca
Oaxaca de Juarez
OB
OB
OB/GYN
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Obadiah
obang
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obas
obbligati
obbligato

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