Malignant: A tumor that continues to invade and destroy tissue around it and may spread to other parts of the body.
Malignant: (1) Resistant to treatment; occurring in severe form, and frequently fatal; tending to become worse and leading to an ingravescent course. (2) In reference to a neoplasm, having the property of locally invasive and destructive growth and metastasis. [L. maligno, pres. p. -ans (ant-), to do anything maliciously]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Malignant: Cancerous. Malignant tumors can invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body.
Source: National Institute of Health
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