MALIGNANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does malignant mean? • MALIGNANT (adjective)
The adjective MALIGNANT has 1 sense:
1. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
Familiarity information: MALIGNANT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MALIGNANT (adjective)
Meaning:
Dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
Similar:
cancerous (relating to or affected with cancer)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Antonym:
benign (not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor))
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