| NOUN | state | oat cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma | highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm |
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| Meaning | Highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas. | |
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| Synonym | small cell carcinoma | |
| Broader | carcinoma | Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
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