non-small cell lung cancer
noun
\ ˌnän-ˌsmȯl-
\
\
Medical Definition of non-small cell lung cancer
: any carcinoma (as an adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma) of the lungs that is not a small-cell lung cancer
— called also non-small cell cancer, non-small cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma
— see large-cell carcinoma