malignancy JUST WRITTEN FOR YOU
/məˈlɪɡ.nən.si/ · mal·ig·nan·cy
noun
- The state of being malignant or diseased. The doctor warned that the patient’s condition showed a high degree of malignancy.
- A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign. Lung malignancy is often diagnosed through a combination of imaging and biopsy.
- That which is malign; evil, depravity, or malevolence. The novel portrays the villain’s malignancy as a corrupting force on the kingdom.
Did you know? The term “malignancy” entered medical journals in the 1840s, but its broader moral sense appears in Shakespeare’s plays, where characters speak of “malignancy” as a hidden vice.