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Pancoast tumor

Pancoast tumor noun: a tumor of the pulmonary apex.

Noun

Pancoast tumor (plural Pancoast tumors)

  1. A tumor of the pulmonary apex.

Forms of Pancoast tumor

pluralPancoast tumors

Origin of Pancoast tumor

Named after Henry Pancoast, American radiologist.

Questions about Pancoast tumor

What does Pancoast tumor mean?
Pancoast tumor means a tumor of the pulmonary apex.
What part of speech is Pancoast tumor?
Pancoast tumor is a noun.
What is the plural of Pancoast tumor?
The plural of Pancoast tumor is Pancoast tumors.

Words near Pancoast tumor in the dictionary

  1. Panciuk
  2. Panciuks
  3. panclastite
  4. panclastites
  5. Pancoast
  6. Pancoast tumor
  7. Pancoast tumors
  8. pancognitivism
  9. pancolitis
  10. pancolonic
  11. pancolonoscopies

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