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malignancynounA malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.
malignitynounThe quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.

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benignitynoun(uncountable) The state of being benign.
graciousnessnounThe state of being gracious.
benignancynounbenignity

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malignitynounThe quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
malignancynounA malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.
malignomanoun(pathology) A malignant tumour
maligninnoun(biochemistry, immunology) A recognin found in most malignant cancer cells.
lymphomalignancynoun(pathology) Any malignancy of the lymph nodes
hematomalignancynoun(pathology) A hematological malignancy (malignant neoplasm of the blood)
gradenoun(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
melanomanoun(oncology, pathology) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
cancerizationnountransformation into a cancerous form
cancerismnoun(medicine, dated) A hypothetical diathesis or tendency toward the formation of cancer.
lymphadenocarcinomanoun(biology, medicine) The malignant counterpart of lymphadenoma; the result of malignant transformation of lymphadenoma.
oncogenesisnoun(medicine) The formation and development of tumors.
lymphadenomanoun(biology, medicine, modern sense) A benign tumor (neoplasm) of lymphatic tissue.
paracarcinomanounparacancerous tissue
cancernoun(medicine, oncology, pathology) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
carcinosisnouncarcinomatosis
oncopathologynoun(pathology) The pathology of cancer
anaplasianoun(biology) A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours.
carcinomanoun(countable) An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
oncoinflammationnoun(pathology) inflammation associated with a cancer

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