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malignancy
CEFRC1
/məˈlɪɡ.nən.si/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A cancerous growth or a harmful quality.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.
Examples
The biopsy showed no signs of tumor malignancy.
The doctor diagnosed a malignancy in her breast tissue.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThat which is malign; evil, depravity, malevolence.
The state of being malignant or diseased.
More examples
In contextThe tumor's malignancy required immediate surgical removal.
[T]he malignancie of my fate, might perhaps diſtemper yours; […]
A cold wind swept down from it and set us shivering. Somewhere there, on that desolate plain, was lurking this fiendish man, hiding in a burrow like a wild beast, his heart full of malignancy against the whole race which had cast him out.
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Origin
noun
From malignant + -cy or malign + -ancy or Latin malignantia.