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oat-cell

oat-cell


adjective 
Definition:
 
of form of lung cancer: describes a highly malignant form of lung cancer oat-cell carcinoma characterized by the rapid growth of undifferentiated small round cells. Oat-cell carcinoma is usually related to smoking.

[Because the cells look like grains of oats]
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