malignancynoun
uk/məˈlɪɡ.nən.si/us/məˈlɪɡ.nən.si/specialized[ U ] the state of being malignant:
The malignancy of these tumours makes them difficult to treat.
[ C ] a growth that is likely to get worse and lead to death:
Tests revealed a malignancy that had to be removed.
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Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- alveolar soft part sarcoma
- brain tumour
- carcinogen
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- chondroid chordoma
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- metastatic
- myeloma
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- oncogene
- sarcoma
- tumour
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