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malignancy
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malignancy
(noun)
malignancy
/mə
ˈ
lɪgnənsi/
noun
plural
malignancies
malignancy
/mə
ˈ
lɪgnənsi/
noun
plural
malignancies
Britannica Dictionary definition of MALIGNANCY
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noncount
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medical + formal
:
a malignant quality or state
the
malignancy
of the tumor
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medical
:
a tumor that is malignant
The test revealed a
malignancy
in the patient's chest.
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