Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small-cell carcinoma

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
smal-l---cel-l -car-ci-no-ma
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
10
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of highly malignant cancer that most commonly arises within the lung.

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Questions

What does small-cell carcinoma mean?
A type of highly malignant cancer that most commonly arises within the lung.

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