malignant tumor
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- noun
- /məˈlɪɡnənt ˈtjuːmər/
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tumor maligno
- It's a malignant tumor.
- benign and malignant tumors
- malignant tumors and disease
- Most malignant tumors
Examples
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Extensive local growth and infiltration of adjacent tissues and organs are frequently encountered in malignant tumors; the extent of invasion varies from case to case.
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Angiosarcomas are malignant tumors that recapitulate many of the functional and morphologic features of normal endothelium.
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This gray mass on the MRI is a malignant tumor.
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Radiographic findings also suggested a malignant tumor.
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Early in their development, malignant tumors are generally well localized.
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Well, several malignant tumors mimic the symptoms of the common headache.
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Skin cancers are the most frequently detected malignant tumors in humans.
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Five years later, in 2004, his father died from multiple myeloma, a malignant tumor of the bone marrow.
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These can give rise to malignant tumors, and the word cancer is actually reserved for malignant tumors.
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The doctor confirmed that the mass in her lung was a malignant tumor that required immediate treatment.
Synonyms
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A serious disease in which body cells grow out of control and spread
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A cancer that starts in the skin or inner layer of organs
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Cancer cells that grow without control and can destroy nearby tissue
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A cancer that grows into nearby tissue and can spread to other parts of the body
Antonyms
- Specialized
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A growth in the body that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts
How Malignant
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'malignant' (harmful/cancerous) modifies 'tumor' (a mass of abnormal cells), so the combined meaning is directly derivable from the parts. Although medical, the semantic relation is transparent and mirrors common cross-linguistic constructions, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Malignant tumor combines malignant (meaning 'bad' or 'harmful') and tumor (a lump of cells); imagine a harmful lump that keeps growing and sends out parts like roots that move into other areas, so it means a 'cancerous' growth that can 'spread' to other parts of the body.