aggressive
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5.6
- adjective
- /əˈɡrɛsɪv/
- Specialized
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agresivo
- The doctor explained that her case of breast cancer was particularly aggressive and would require immediate treatment.
- aggressive tumor
- aggressive cancer
- more aggressive
That's because canker is not, and I repeat, is not an aggressive fungus.
- That's because canker is not, and I repeat, is not an aggressive fungus.
- But anyway, we found out that she, her cancer has come back and it's aggressive and it doesn't look good.
Examples
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Look, there are other more aggressive forms of treatment we can try, but something's affecting her body's ability to fight the cancer.
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And ultimately, almost exactly a year after I graduated, I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia.
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I just want to know how aggressive the cells look to you.
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The treatment is aggressive, but at this stage...
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The most aggressive strain yet.
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"Medulloblastoma is a rare and aggressive brain cancer.
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It was very aggressive in growth.
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The doctor said the tumor was small but aggressive and recommended chemotherapy.
Fiction book (1996) -
Another cost-control strategy gaining momentum in Minnesota and in other states is aggressive disease management.
Academic text (2011) -
After analyzing our blood samples, I have to conclude that we've all been infected with a particularly aggressive viral mutation.
Synonyms
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3.5
Something that gets much bigger or more common very quickly
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5.8
Spreading quickly into healthy tissue or nearby areas
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9.1
Very harmful and able to cause disease that spreads quickly
Becomes larger very quickly, often about plants or tumors
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Etymology
Aggressive comes from Latin ad- 'to' and gress 'step', giving the image of 'moving forward'; in medicine this helps remember that an aggressive illness 'moves forward' quickly and gets worse fast.