lung cancer

/ləŋ ˌkænsər/
/ləŋ ˈkænsə/
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Other forms: lung cancers

Definitions of lung cancer
  1. noun
    carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
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    type of:
    carcinoma
    any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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/ləŋ ˌkænsər/
UK
/ləŋ ˈkænsə/
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