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malignant /məˈlɪɡnənt /adjective1Evil in nature or effect; malevolent: in the hands of malignant fate...- Too often the malignant evil in society shows up in how we treat our children.
- The root cause is not so much the drugs trade, as the malignant rat-like nature of the human race.
- What evil, malignant Commie menace could be behind this predicament?
Synonyms spiteful, hostile, malevolent, malicious, malign, evil-intentioned, baleful, full of hate, vicious, nasty, poisonous, venomous, acrimonious, rancorous, splenetic, cruel 2(Of a disease) very virulent or infectious.But neither of these processes is suitable for patients with infection or malignant disease....- Leon and Davey-Smith now show how a childhood infection may influence the epidemiology of malignant disease several decades later.
- Patients with severe neutropenia with fever or signs of infection and those with evidence of malignant disease should be hospitalized.
Synonyms virulent, infectious, invasive, uncontrollable, dangerous, harmful, pernicious; deadly, fatal, life-threatening, lethal, terminal, incurable 2.1(Of a tumour) tending to invade normal tissue or to recur after removal; cancerous. Contrasted with benign.Asbestosis is frequently accompanied by malignant tumors, such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma....- The difference between malignant and benign tumours is that malignant tumours have the ability to invade surrounding areas.
- We describe a case of a highly malignant primary liver tumor in an elderly woman.
Synonyms cancerous, non-benign, metastatic Derivatives malignantly /məˈlɪɡnəntli / adverb ...- But ethics committees can be used malignantly.
- He dropped the fake pout and laughed malignantly.
- Smiling malignantly, he gave a casual tip of his hat.
Origin Mid 16th century (also in the sense 'likely to rebel against God or authority'): from late Latin malignant- 'contriving maliciously', from the verb malignare. The term was used in its early sense to describe Royalist sympathizers during the English Civil War. Rhymes benignant, indignant |