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   Ma·lig·nant

   /məˈliɡnənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. malevolent: "in the hands of malignant fate" Similar spitefulhostilemalevolentmaliciousmalignevil-intentionedbalefulfull of hateviciousnastypoisonousvenomousacrimoniousrancorousspleneticcruelOpposite benevolent
   • 2. (of a disease) very virulent or infectious. Similar virulentinfectiousinvasiveuncontrollabledangerousharmfulperniciousdeadlyfatallife-threateninglethalterminalincurable
   • ▪ (of a tumor) tending to invade normal tissue or to recur after removal; cancerous. Similar cancerousnonbenignmetastaticOpposite benign

   Word Origin mid 16th century (also in the sense ‘likely to rebel against God or authority’): from late Latin malignant- ‘contriving maliciously’, from the verb malignare. The term was used in its early sense to describe Royalist sympathizers during the English Civil War.

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   • 1. malignantly adverb

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   1 day ago · Cancer, group of numerous distinct diseases that are characterized by the uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer is a major cause of sickness and death worldwide. Learn more about the history of cancer, cancer rates and trends, and the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

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