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Definition of Malignancy
1. Noun. (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death.
Exact synonyms: Malignance
Terms within: Cancer Cell
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Generic synonyms: Disease
Specialized synonyms: Malignant Neoplasm, Malignant Tumor, Metastatic Tumor
Derivative terms: Malignant, Malignant
Terms within: Cancer Cell
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Generic synonyms: Disease
Specialized synonyms: Malignant Neoplasm, Malignant Tumor, Metastatic Tumor
Derivative terms: Malignant, Malignant
2. Noun. Quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will.
Exact synonyms: Malignance, Malignity
Generic synonyms: Evil, Evilness
Attributes: Malign
Antonyms: Benignancy, Benignity
Derivative terms: Malign
Generic synonyms: Evil, Evilness
Attributes: Malign
Antonyms: Benignancy, Benignity
Derivative terms: Malign
Definition of Malignancy
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Medical Definition of Malignancy
1. (pl. Malignancies) a cancer. (16 Dec 1997)