malignancy

ma·lig·nan·cy

 (mə-lĭg′nən-sē)

n. pl. ma·lig·nan·cies

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

2. A malignant tumor.

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malignancy

(məˈlɪɡnənsɪ)

n, pl -cies

1. the state or quality of being malignant

2. (Pathology) pathol a cancerous growth

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ma•lig•nan•cy

(məˈlɪg nən si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. the quality or condition of being malignant.

2. malignant character or behavior.

3. a malignant tumor.

Also, ma•lig′nance (for defs. 1, 2).

[1595–1605]

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Thesaurus

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 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

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malignancy

noun

A desire to harm others or to see others suffer:

despitefulness, ill will, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignity, meanness, nastiness, poisonousness, spite, spitefulness, venomousness, viciousness.

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Translations

malignit...malignità

malignancy

[məˈlɪgnənsɪ] N → malignidad f

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malignancy

[məˈlɪgnənsi] n [tumour, disease] → malignité f

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malignancy

n → Bösartigkeit f; (Med) → Malignität f (spec), → Bösartigkeit f; (fig: = evil thing) → Übel nt

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malignancy

[məˈlɪgnənsɪ] n (of person, remark) → malignità f inv; (of tumour) → carattere m maligno

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ma·lig·nan·cy

1. n. cualidad de malignidad;

2. tumor canceroso.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

malignancy

n malignidad f, cáncer m

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