malignancy (redirected from malignancies)

ma·lig·nan·cy  (m-lgnn-s)

n. pl. ma·lig·nan·cies

1. also ma·lig·nance (-nns) The state or quality of being malignant.

2. Pathology A malignant tumor.

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Noun	1.	malignancy - (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death malignance cancer cell - a cell that is part of a malignant tumor medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning malignant neoplasm, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor - a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
	2.	malignancy - quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will malignance, malignity evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" benignancy, benignity, graciousness - the quality of being kind and gentle