malignant
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7.2
- adjective
- /məˈlɪɡnənt/
- Specialized
:
maligno
- Well, several malignant tumors mimic the symptoms of the common headache.
- malignant tumor
- malignant cells
- malignant disease
And Lombold, they've got a a huge malignant, inoperable or incurable brain tumor.
- And Lombold, they've got a a huge malignant, inoperable or incurable brain tumor.
- It's almost like thinking about it in terms of, you know, the malignant and benign cancer.
Examples
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Symptoms of chronic heart failure are easily confused with respiratory, renal, or malignant disease.
Academic text (2011) -
I am witnessing the burden a malignant diagnosis places on the family.
Fiction book (1996) -
Those are the tissues in which malignant cancer is most frequent.
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This gray mass on the MRI is a malignant tumor.
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We propose to explore these ideas further in malignant melanoma and other cancers.
Academic text (1992) -
What we've managed to do is to create a new cutting-edge drug cocktail, along with surgery, to teach the malignant cells to switch off.
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We've succeeded in curing many malignant diseases with electrical heat.
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Here we describe a malignant oncocytoma of the lacrimal sac, which is a rare occurrence.
Academic text (1995) -
The management of both benign and malignant salivary gland masses requires surgical excision.
Academic text (1999) -
The doctor confirmed that the scan showed a malignant tumor in her lungs.
Synonyms
4
7.6
A harmful, evil force that causes people or things to suffer
3
6.0
Spreading and causing increasing harm inside a group or system
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
6.0
A serious skin cancer that starts in the cells that give skin its color and often makes dark uneven spots
- Specialized
1
5.2
A cancer that grows into nearby tissue and can spread to other parts of the body
- Specialized
1
6.7
Very high blood pressure that quickly damages blood vessels and organs like the heart, kidneys, and brain
- Specialized
A rare inherited condition that causes very high body temperature and stiff muscles after certain anesthetics
- Specialized
A harmful growth of body cells that can spread to other parts
- Archaic
A serious and dangerous skin sore caused by anthrax bacteria that starts as a small bump and becomes an ulcer
- Archaic
A long-term low red blood cell level when the body cannot absorb vitamin B12, often in older people
How Malignant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word malignant comes from the Latin root mal- meaning 'bad' and is related to common words like malice and malicious. That's why malignant describes something very harmful or dangerous, especially a disease or tumor that gets worse and can spread.