malignancy

[ muh-lig-nuhn-see ]
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noun,plural ma·lig·nan·cies for 2, 3.
  1. the quality or condition of being malignant.

  2. malignant character, behavior, action, or the like: the malignancies of war.

  1. a malignant tumor.

Origin of malignancy

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; malign(ant) + -ancy
  • Also ma·lig·nance (for defs. 1, 2) .

Other words from malignancy

  • non·ma·lig·nance, noun
  • non·ma·lig·nan·cy, noun, plural non·ma·lig·nan·cies.

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British Dictionary definitions for malignancy

malignancy

/ (məˈlɪɡnənsɪ) /


nounplural -cies
  1. the state or quality of being malignant

  2. pathol a cancerous growth

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