Malignancy

/məlˈɪɡnənsi/

/məˈɫɪɡnənsi/

Malignancy

(medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death

synonyms : malignance

quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will

synonyms : malignance

antonyms : benignity

Examples

1. The causes can vary - trauma, malignancy, an inflammatory condition like lupus, or an infection like pneumonia.

2. It's a malignancy and we've got to remove it.

3. Mice with multiple myeloma, an incurable malignancy of the bone marrow, respond dramatically to the treatment with this drug.

4. And like any malignancy, hate and racism and nationalism are spreading all over this world.